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A review by julianav
The Other Harlow Girl by Lynn Messina
3.0
It's well written Regency romance with lively characters, a great deal of humour and romantic shenanigans and it barely makes a 3 star for me. Ms Messina writes in a very entertaining style, but it seems occasionally too out of place for a Regency England conversation. This is not the reason for my lower rating.
The author clearly loves the heroine of the first book so much, that quite a large portion of the book is dedicated to Emma and her husband. instead of Emma being a support character, Emma competes with her sister for the honours of being the heroine yet again. This is supposed to be Lavinia's book, not Emma and Lavinia's character suffers for it.
The love premise between Lavinia and the marquess is tepid at best. I don't find their romance very believable. Later, when the two start talking the attraction starts showing. The first meeting on the other hand is nothing more to showcase author's first beloved heroine.
Throughout the book, whilst the romance gets slightly warmer, since Lavinia strikes me as a well-developed character, the hero is a bland imitation of her sister's husband. There is very little substance to the Marquess and that substance grows very little by the conclusion of the book.
Conclusion, amusing, but very bland with overuse of the characters from the first book. Get it on a special or free during a Book Bub promotion or suchlike.
The author clearly loves the heroine of the first book so much, that quite a large portion of the book is dedicated to Emma and her husband. instead of Emma being a support character, Emma competes with her sister for the honours of being the heroine yet again. This is supposed to be Lavinia's book, not Emma and Lavinia's character suffers for it.
The love premise between Lavinia and the marquess is tepid at best. I don't find their romance very believable. Later, when the two start talking the attraction starts showing. The first meeting on the other hand is nothing more to showcase author's first beloved heroine.
Throughout the book, whilst the romance gets slightly warmer, since Lavinia strikes me as a well-developed character, the hero is a bland imitation of her sister's husband. There is very little substance to the Marquess and that substance grows very little by the conclusion of the book.
Conclusion, amusing, but very bland with overuse of the characters from the first book. Get it on a special or free during a Book Bub promotion or suchlike.