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A review by scarlettletters
A Most Dangerous Deception by Sarah Zettel
3.0
After teenage orphan Peggy is turned out of her uncle's house for refusing an offer of marriage from a man who assaulted her, she receives a strange proposition from a man who claims to have been a friend of her mother's. She is to assume the identity of a dead lady-in-waiting at court. However, she is soon swept up into a whirlwind of intrigue, danger, and a little bit of romance.
This was a fun change of pace from my usual reading. Zettel pays homage to the eighteenth century setting with conventions like "dear reader" and the title page's "Being an account of..." without letting stuffy language overtake the story. It's left open enough at the end for a sequel, but is a complete story so there's no feeling cheated at the end.
I do wish there had been more historical notes or a "further reading" section. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Jacobite rebellion, so it could be paired with an informational book on that topic for readers or teachers interested in the historical period.
I received my copy free from NetGalley.
This was a fun change of pace from my usual reading. Zettel pays homage to the eighteenth century setting with conventions like "dear reader" and the title page's "Being an account of..." without letting stuffy language overtake the story. It's left open enough at the end for a sequel, but is a complete story so there's no feeling cheated at the end.
I do wish there had been more historical notes or a "further reading" section. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Jacobite rebellion, so it could be paired with an informational book on that topic for readers or teachers interested in the historical period.
I received my copy free from NetGalley.