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A review by guiltlesspleasures
Isabella by Loretta Chase
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Yes, yes, I gave a Loretta Chase book two stars. But it was her first book and you can see twinkles here and there of what she will go on to accomplish, so it’s a KIND two stars.
That said, it’s kind of a mess. Far too many characters, far too many POVs, a cardboard cut-out child and a socially awkward hero who brought pretty much nothing to the story.
The high points were the “villain” Basil Trevelyan, who quite frankly needs his own book, and Isabella’s mother, Maria, who pretty much saved this book for me. How can you not like a woman who wafts languidly from one room to the next, dropping bon mots as she goes?
That said, it’s kind of a mess. Far too many characters, far too many POVs, a cardboard cut-out child and a socially awkward hero who brought pretty much nothing to the story.
The high points were the “villain” Basil Trevelyan, who quite frankly needs his own book, and Isabella’s mother, Maria, who pretty much saved this book for me. How can you not like a woman who wafts languidly from one room to the next, dropping bon mots as she goes?