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A review by chloefrizzle
A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft
2.0
This is a fantasy romance set in regency England. Alas, I didn't love the romance parts, and I have some problems with the Regency parts.
This book is utterly lacking the feeling of being a historical romance. There is no charm of the regency period. The book fully embraces modern ways of speech and manners, and the regency period culture only pops up occasionally. The rules of the period typically only pop up in order to be dismissed by the characters as something that they're not going to do.
I never felt the chemistry of the romance. It fell very flat.
There is a larger political plot. The Irish-coded people living in London are protesting the working conditions. It was very boring. Though the plot was constantly brought up, it never really affected the protagonist's plot.
Thanks to Netgalley and Wednesday Books for a copy of this book to review. All opinions are my own.
This book is utterly lacking the feeling of being a historical romance. There is no charm of the regency period. The book fully embraces modern ways of speech and manners, and the regency period culture only pops up occasionally. The rules of the period typically only pop up in order to be dismissed by the characters as something that they're not going to do.
I never felt the chemistry of the romance. It fell very flat.
There is a larger political plot. The Irish-coded people living in London are protesting the working conditions. It was very boring. Though the plot was constantly brought up, it never really affected the protagonist's plot.
Thanks to Netgalley and Wednesday Books for a copy of this book to review. All opinions are my own.