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A review by setaian
The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
3.0
After trying to thwart her sister's elopement, Letty finds herself compromised and married to Geoffrey Pinchingdale-Snipe. Feeling he has been trapped into a marriage to the less attractive sister, Geoffrey abandons Letty on their wedding night and sets sail for Ireland.
Feeling humiliated Letty sets off in pursuit but what she doesn't realise is Geoffrey is a spy in the League of the Purple Gentian and he is traveling to Ireland to thwart a French invasion. Letty lands right in the middle of a plot that could be the end of the British Empire.
I haven't read the first two books in the Pink Carnation series and because of that, The Deception of the Emerald Ring was not an easy book to get into. There are two stories running at the same time, Letty and Geoffrey's story in 1803 and Eloise Kelly, an historian researching the Purple Gentian in the present day.
Personally, that secondary story didn't work and felt a bit out of place, but I did enjoy the main story when I finally figured out what was going on. It's a pretty good book, but I think if you're interested, do yourself a favour and start at the beginning.
Feeling humiliated Letty sets off in pursuit but what she doesn't realise is Geoffrey is a spy in the League of the Purple Gentian and he is traveling to Ireland to thwart a French invasion. Letty lands right in the middle of a plot that could be the end of the British Empire.
I haven't read the first two books in the Pink Carnation series and because of that, The Deception of the Emerald Ring was not an easy book to get into. There are two stories running at the same time, Letty and Geoffrey's story in 1803 and Eloise Kelly, an historian researching the Purple Gentian in the present day.
Personally, that secondary story didn't work and felt a bit out of place, but I did enjoy the main story when I finally figured out what was going on. It's a pretty good book, but I think if you're interested, do yourself a favour and start at the beginning.