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A Proper Charade by Esther Hatch
2.0
This novel had a few cute moments, but ultimately I found it very difficult to suspend disbelief. The plot lacked the support it needed to feel plausible, even for a Regency romance. The character motivation seemed flimsy.
When Lady Patience is told by her brother that she's flighty and irresponsible, she decides that the best way to make him change his mind is to go work for a month as a maid in the household of his former commanding officer. The commanding officer isn't at home, but his son Anthony is. Anthony soon recruits Patience for a charade of his own--to pretend to be a fashionable lady he can court, in the hopes that it will move forward the courtship he's been working on for two years with another lady. Unfortunately, it's hard to believe as a reader that either of their charades were really necessary. Patience comes off as naive, and Anthony comes off as gullible.
Thanks to NetGalley and Covenant Communications for this digital review copy.
When Lady Patience is told by her brother that she's flighty and irresponsible, she decides that the best way to make him change his mind is to go work for a month as a maid in the household of his former commanding officer. The commanding officer isn't at home, but his son Anthony is. Anthony soon recruits Patience for a charade of his own--to pretend to be a fashionable lady he can court, in the hopes that it will move forward the courtship he's been working on for two years with another lady. Unfortunately, it's hard to believe as a reader that either of their charades were really necessary. Patience comes off as naive, and Anthony comes off as gullible.
Thanks to NetGalley and Covenant Communications for this digital review copy.