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A review by jscarpa14
Veiled in Moonlight by C.J. Archer
3.0
The story was okay, but I don't know I feel like we're repeating a lot of the same material with some new plot elements. And honestly I still don't feel like Lincoln is a great character.
First of all Charlie lived on the streets for five years with prostitutes and criminals all around her. So why at the party which was clearly not your average party, was she so naively awkward at times that is was cringe worthy. It was like the whole evening flew right over her head. She may not have participated in the act herself, but with her life experiences she shouldn't have been able to miss the innuendo. Next the things I loved about this character, her disregard for convention, her quick wit and willingness to always speak up for herself seems to be disappearing all together. Charlie may be the supposed lady of the house but Lady Vickers is the lady in charge. And when she's not Lincoln's making decisions for her. Has it occurred to anyone that Charlie would never have been taken at gunpoint if Fitzroy hadn't forced the coachman to take her away? Seriously has anyone else noticed the recurring theme that every time Fitzroy sends her off to keep her "safe" she ends up being attacked or kidnapped or taken hostage? Is he stupid because it's like he's constantly missing the trend?
The only thing that has ever interested me about her relationship with Fitzroy was her desire to remain and independent woman and him allowing it for all his blustering, but now he's going behind her back to keep her safe, ordering her away and generally just being an idiot.
Not to mention the whole the bad guy wins thing in this book. The council has become ridiculous, Julia is cavorting with their enemies and no one is doing anything about it. She should have been removed when she allowed Charlie to be kidnapped in order to protect her own secrets and yet they continue to let her wreak havoc with knowledge she's not mature enough to be privy to, and the royal involvement twist is just making it worse.
My biggest interest in this book is the escalation of Alice's plotline but even that is soured by the fact that Lincoln wants to send her away to keep Charlie safe enough though Charlie is the one who wants her there and she's Charlie's friend. It's like he's forcing her to choose between love and friendship and that's NOT love.
There were parts of this book that were interesting, but I'll be honest I leave the 8th installment of the series more frustrated than anything else and hope for a better outcome in book nine.
First of all Charlie lived on the streets for five years with prostitutes and criminals all around her. So why at the party which was clearly not your average party, was she so naively awkward at times that is was cringe worthy. It was like the whole evening flew right over her head. She may not have participated in the act herself, but with her life experiences she shouldn't have been able to miss the innuendo. Next the things I loved about this character, her disregard for convention, her quick wit and willingness to always speak up for herself seems to be disappearing all together. Charlie may be the supposed lady of the house but Lady Vickers is the lady in charge. And when she's not Lincoln's making decisions for her. Has it occurred to anyone that Charlie would never have been taken at gunpoint if Fitzroy hadn't forced the coachman to take her away? Seriously has anyone else noticed the recurring theme that every time Fitzroy sends her off to keep her "safe" she ends up being attacked or kidnapped or taken hostage? Is he stupid because it's like he's constantly missing the trend?
The only thing that has ever interested me about her relationship with Fitzroy was her desire to remain and independent woman and him allowing it for all his blustering, but now he's going behind her back to keep her safe, ordering her away and generally just being an idiot.
Not to mention the whole the bad guy wins thing in this book. The council has become ridiculous, Julia is cavorting with their enemies and no one is doing anything about it. She should have been removed when she allowed Charlie to be kidnapped in order to protect her own secrets and yet they continue to let her wreak havoc with knowledge she's not mature enough to be privy to, and the royal involvement twist is just making it worse.
My biggest interest in this book is the escalation of Alice's plotline but even that is soured by the fact that Lincoln wants to send her away to keep Charlie safe enough though Charlie is the one who wants her there and she's Charlie's friend. It's like he's forcing her to choose between love and friendship and that's NOT love.
There were parts of this book that were interesting, but I'll be honest I leave the 8th installment of the series more frustrated than anything else and hope for a better outcome in book nine.