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A review by littlecitycorner
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
My favorite part of this book was the title and that isn’t to say that I didn’t enjoy any aspect of the novel. But rather that the story itself was very underwhelming and the narration was very poor.
For starters, the characters are one-dimensional, lacking any sense of personality, conflict, or desire besides the one attribute or goal they’re assigned as soon as we meet them. I also didn’t feel anything for the romance, it didn’t develop with the promised tension and fell flat at the end. I think historical romance has so much potential to play off the underlying nervousness and this story didn’t do that well.
For starters, the characters are one-dimensional, lacking any sense of personality, conflict, or desire besides the one attribute or goal they’re assigned as soon as we meet them. I also didn’t feel anything for the romance, it didn’t develop with the promised tension and fell flat at the end. I think historical romance has so much potential to play off the underlying nervousness and this story didn’t do that well.