A review by nightravyn
The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig

4.0

The second book of the Pink Carnation series and it was another fun, light read. Historical? Yes (with admitted liberties taken by the author and admitted in the back, but they do not detract from the story in the slightest). Romance? Yes, but not the overwhelming formula that is rampant (i.e. - kissing twice, sex once, and quite a bit of me giggling at the couple involved as they mutter and swear in their heads for doing "stupid" things). Humor? Yep! Once again, I giggled my way through this book. Intrigue? Yep! I kept having my thoughts as to who was the culprit change through the whole book. The author does a reasonable job of casting doubt on the eventual culprit. Is it deep? No way. But it succeeds at being a fun read that made me laugh and have a bit of romance along with it.