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A review by kitty_kat21
No Place For A Lady by Gill Paul
3.0
Originally posted here.
No Place for a Lady was exactly what I needed, a super easy and enjoyable historical fiction focusing on the Crimean war of 1854-55, of which I knew nothing about. The story is about two sisters who are thirteen years apart. Dorothea is the elder, never married and very sensible, whilst Lucy is fickle and passionate. It switches between their perspectives and I enjoyed reading it for the most part.
I really liked the writing style, it was really easy to fly through and the plot was sufficiently fast paced enough to keep my interest all the way through. Some of Lucy's plot was really unbelievable and although I rolled my eyes on occasion it was still quite entertaining. The ending was a bit strange but I liked how it wasn't happily ever after.
It's not one of the best historical fiction novels that I have ever read but I appreciated learning my more about the Crimean war and the historical note at the end was very informative. Would I recommend it? Not to anyone who is looking for high quality historical fiction. It is however a fast paced and easy read with enough twists and turns to keep it interesting, but I found it to be a distinctly average read.
No Place for a Lady was exactly what I needed, a super easy and enjoyable historical fiction focusing on the Crimean war of 1854-55, of which I knew nothing about. The story is about two sisters who are thirteen years apart. Dorothea is the elder, never married and very sensible, whilst Lucy is fickle and passionate. It switches between their perspectives and I enjoyed reading it for the most part.
I really liked the writing style, it was really easy to fly through and the plot was sufficiently fast paced enough to keep my interest all the way through. Some of Lucy's plot was really unbelievable and although I rolled my eyes on occasion it was still quite entertaining. The ending was a bit strange but I liked how it wasn't happily ever after.
It's not one of the best historical fiction novels that I have ever read but I appreciated learning my more about the Crimean war and the historical note at the end was very informative. Would I recommend it? Not to anyone who is looking for high quality historical fiction. It is however a fast paced and easy read with enough twists and turns to keep it interesting, but I found it to be a distinctly average read.