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A review by crazychriss93
Lady Sarah's Redemption by Beverley Eikli
3.0
The new Governess at Larchfield learns quickly that passion is the handmaiden of sin and vice – at least at Larchfield. Roland, Caro’s father, links passion with infidelity and seems to never approve of his daughter. Miss Morecroft (who is more than she says she is), the supposed new governess, does everything to show him who Caro really is.
This book is lovely. In the beginning I wasn’t very sure whether I would grow to like the master of the house, Roland, but after some time I finally saw what was really behind his disapproval glares and stares. He was hurt, deeply, and can’t seem to just lay those feelings behind in order to really love his daughter and show her how much he cares.
Miss Morecroft or rather Lady Miles is awesome. She is such a kind and brave young lady, with her having just survived a shipwreck and now using another identity in order to get away from her father. I love that she doesn’t know everything and was very much formed by her father but now she finally sees that at times, not everything is right and wrong, black and white, especially when it comes to workers, wages and strikes. However, I also love that she has her principles and is prepared to stand up for them.
Liking our hero was a bit more difficult. I don’t like that pride is always in his way and he can’t even do the honorable thing and just marry her…
Writing style?
Very good but come on, at times there was just no coherence or I was in the middle of a chapter and suddenly there is a time lapse and I had no idea what was going on and how the previous scene ended or what happened back then. It was really disappointing at times when I wanted to know other people’s reactions and the scene just comes to an abrupt halt.
Plus, there were some inconsistencies. For example, I still don’t know why our hero is so negative when it comes to his daughter Caro, or why he suddenly is so kind with her. Not one explanation why his attitude changes, not one apology directed at his daughter. That’s just weak.
Plus, we’ve got his sister-in-law who is basically just mean and yet, our so-called hero never does anything about it.
To sum this up:
Nice reading but not really mine…
Writing style: good (problems with coherence)
Plot: very good
Characters: good
This book is lovely. In the beginning I wasn’t very sure whether I would grow to like the master of the house, Roland, but after some time I finally saw what was really behind his disapproval glares and stares. He was hurt, deeply, and can’t seem to just lay those feelings behind in order to really love his daughter and show her how much he cares.
Miss Morecroft or rather Lady Miles is awesome. She is such a kind and brave young lady, with her having just survived a shipwreck and now using another identity in order to get away from her father. I love that she doesn’t know everything and was very much formed by her father but now she finally sees that at times, not everything is right and wrong, black and white, especially when it comes to workers, wages and strikes. However, I also love that she has her principles and is prepared to stand up for them.
Liking our hero was a bit more difficult. I don’t like that pride is always in his way and he can’t even do the honorable thing and just marry her…
Writing style?
Very good but come on, at times there was just no coherence or I was in the middle of a chapter and suddenly there is a time lapse and I had no idea what was going on and how the previous scene ended or what happened back then. It was really disappointing at times when I wanted to know other people’s reactions and the scene just comes to an abrupt halt.
Plus, there were some inconsistencies. For example, I still don’t know why our hero is so negative when it comes to his daughter Caro, or why he suddenly is so kind with her. Not one explanation why his attitude changes, not one apology directed at his daughter. That’s just weak.
Plus, we’ve got his sister-in-law who is basically just mean and yet, our so-called hero never does anything about it.
To sum this up:
Nice reading but not really mine…
Writing style: good (problems with coherence)
Plot: very good
Characters: good