Camellia has arrived in Louver at last, but just before she can begin searching for her mother in earnest, she runs into none other than Lord Claude! Though she successfully escapes before he can blow her cover, she’s unable to completely shake his ever-watchful gaze…Hiding her identity is hard enough, but with Prince Ian openly vying for her affection and Lord Claude’s confusing and sometimes hostile behavior, there seems to be only a growing number of obstacles in Camellia’s path to freedom. Not to mention, when an official investigating a series of targeted attacks on noblewomen requests Camellius’s help, her life is suddenly put in danger!
While I do love how hot the guys are and seem to (at times at least) have the best for Camellius/Camellia, they also annoy me with how they seem to just not understand NO at all. She was clearly uncomfortable but they didn't care. And that guy from the school *pukes*. But I did like seeing her try to figure out things on her own, get stronger and be able to defend herself and stand up for herself, I love the art, love that we got a glimpse of Camellia's real mom (at least given that she reacted to Camellia shouting it must be her), I love how supportive Camellia's maid is, I was delighted to see Camellia as a girl a few times. But that cliffhanger is illegal once again, and this time there is no next volume yet, so ARGH.
I love how Claude hates how much he is attracted to Camellia, especially since he thinks she is a man. But you can tell he knows something isn't quite right about her. Having the knowledge that she is a woman pretending to be a man, makes me giggle reading his frustration and dilemma.
OK so I gave this a 3 star because honestly, I remember what the story is about but I don't remember loving it but I also don't remember hating it either. I remember there being some funny parts in it so I guess until I reread this, I'll keep it at a 3 star.
Oh the ups and downs I had with this one. I really enjoyed the story and how the characters changed and grew and shined over the years. However, I was not so invest on the story all the time and I had big gaps reading it.