k_aldrich 's review for:

The Elusive Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

3.0

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I really enjoyed this book! For once we have a hero of a tale that uses his head instead of any other special talents. I love how smart the Scarlet Pimpernel is, and I love the banter between him and his enemies. I would say I liked it just as well as the first which for me is kind of rare. With the first in a series you get to discover it for the first time once and I feel sometimes something just isn't as magical in a follow up. Emmuska Orczy did a great job! I am somewhat surprised I like these books as well as I do considering they are older and generally speaking a lot of times it's hard for me to get through older books such as this. The endings of the two books I've read have both been hard to predict which is a good quality.

I say read it!