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A review by brokenrecord
The Lady in the Coppergate Tower by Nancy Campbell Allen
3.0
3.5 stars. I liked this, but a little less than the first two. I think it's mainly just that, while I thought the romance was sweet, it wasn't the type of romance that I'm normally super into. Their friendship had already basically developed prior to the start of the book, and Hazel knows she's in love with Sam, and Sam clearly has some sort of feelings for her even if he hasn't admitted them to himself, but he realizes them very early on in their journey, and there's a little flirtation, but the main thing keeping them apart is just timing of stuff relating to events on the submarine and the mystery plot. Even after they kiss, they're mostly focused on the mystery/plot without much time/focus on their burgeoning relationship, and then in the end they get married, the end. There just isn't a whole lot of development or change in their relationship throughout the book which is the part of romance plots that I typically gravitate towards, so this one didn't really do it for me, even though I liked both Sam and Hazel a lot and thought they were sweet together.
I did find the mystery interesting, possibly the most interesting of the series, although it's been about a year since I read the first two, and I don't fully remember what went on in those. I definitely didn't guess exactly what was going on with Marit and the count and all of that.I will say that I didn't fully get the point of Renton attacking Sally other than to give Sam and Hazel a reason to doubt the count and be suspicious of the situation, but I thought they already WERE a bit wary of everything, so idk if it was super necessary?
Anyways, I still enjoyed reading this, even if the romance wasn't the type I typically go for, and I enjoyed seeing Hazel and Sam work together as a team. I'm guessing there'll be another book with Oliver/Emme as the main pairing (probably Cinderella-related given the couple references to her step-family?), and I really enjoy this series and the setting and the characters, so I'll be happy to read it if that's the case.
I did find the mystery interesting, possibly the most interesting of the series, although it's been about a year since I read the first two, and I don't fully remember what went on in those. I definitely didn't guess exactly what was going on with Marit and the count and all of that.
Anyways, I still enjoyed reading this, even if the romance wasn't the type I typically go for, and I enjoyed seeing Hazel and Sam work together as a team. I'm guessing there'll be another book with Oliver/Emme as the main pairing (probably Cinderella-related given the couple references to her step-family?), and I really enjoy this series and the setting and the characters, so I'll be happy to read it if that's the case.