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Kit and Elizabeth: A Regency Romance by Karen Tuft
2.0
I wanted to love this story; the cover is beautiful and the summary is appealing. There are so many good reviews and I probably had higher expectations than I should have. This is my first book by this author and it was just not my cup of tea. The best parts of the book were the interactions between Kit and Elizabeth. I think Kit is set up to be the ideal hero. Kit is a great friend, responsible, understanding, supportive, and pushes others to excel.
I really struggled with Elizabeth and the supporting cast. Elizabeth makes me feel sad, for lack of a better word. A lot of conversations are repetitive and several times different characters say something along the lines of, "I've said too much", which bogged down the dialogue. The first several chapters have a lot of what felt like forced cant to me. I'm not opposed to regency slang - I've read several stories where it brings out humor and fun - but I appreciate it better when it flows within the story with ease. There are some editing issues too that should have been addressed like calling cousins "aunt and uncle" for a few chapters and then properly addressed as cousins later.
I don't love writing negative reviews, but I do appreciate the opportunity to try a new-to-me author. Thanks to Covenant Communications and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts in this review are my own.
I really struggled with Elizabeth and the supporting cast. Elizabeth makes me feel sad, for lack of a better word. A lot of conversations are repetitive and several times different characters say something along the lines of, "I've said too much", which bogged down the dialogue. The first several chapters have a lot of what felt like forced cant to me. I'm not opposed to regency slang - I've read several stories where it brings out humor and fun - but I appreciate it better when it flows within the story with ease. There are some editing issues too that should have been addressed like calling cousins "aunt and uncle" for a few chapters and then properly addressed as cousins later.
I don't love writing negative reviews, but I do appreciate the opportunity to try a new-to-me author. Thanks to Covenant Communications and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts in this review are my own.