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A review by shauniesbookshelves
Sedition by Katharine Grant
2.0
In the London of 1794, four fathers and three mothers require husbands for their five daughters. In a meeting between the fathers, it is declared fashionable for young ladies to learn the Pianoforte, and therefore their daughters should learn the instrument and perform a concert in the hopes of seducing husbands with their music. Unfortunately, the piano maker has other ideas. His daughter, Annie, has a cleft lip, and so has always been a disappointment to him. In retaliation for him being so horrid to her, she sells his prized Piano to the girls for their concert, which has the intended result. Time for the piano maker to get his revenge. It turns out that even an innocent plan such as this can turn out to be not quite as expected.
This book, at least in my opinion, was just... meh. The plot at least did follow a storyline, but for the time that the book is set in, it was simply too difficult to believe. This book is certainly not for younger readers, as there are several references that are made purely for the more mature audience, but these references don't really seem to add anything to the story other than carry the plot along in the intended direction. The book was not all negative, however, not in any way. The girls were interesting characters, and their developments throughout the book were positive. Despite this, clearly, for me, this is the wrong genre (not that it seems to fit into either romance or erotica that I can tell), and I shouldn't read any more of it!
This book, at least in my opinion, was just... meh. The plot at least did follow a storyline, but for the time that the book is set in, it was simply too difficult to believe. This book is certainly not for younger readers, as there are several references that are made purely for the more mature audience, but these references don't really seem to add anything to the story other than carry the plot along in the intended direction. The book was not all negative, however, not in any way. The girls were interesting characters, and their developments throughout the book were positive. Despite this, clearly, for me, this is the wrong genre (not that it seems to fit into either romance or erotica that I can tell), and I shouldn't read any more of it!