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Brambridge #1
Somewhat Scandalous
Sometimes hiding is the best way of being found… Miss Agatha Beauregard has a theory about men. In fact she has a theory about almost everything. Rescued from the dreary confines of Hope Sands by the powerful Lord Henry Anglethorpe, and launched onto the ton as his sister’s companion, Agatha is determined to make use of her new found freedom by letting loose her scientific tendencies. But Henry makes it clear he does not want the attention Agatha’s scandalous activities bring. As spymaster for the British government, he has been charged with tracking down the latest foreign agent to infiltrate London. However when the War Office also command him to take a bride, he finds he has only one lady in mind. As Agatha hides from the results that her latest experiments have brought, Henry pursues her from one scandalous event to another. But before he can pounce, it becomes explosively clear that his future bride’s affections are engaged elsewhere, and she may not be all she claimed to be… Somewhat Scandalous is a fast paced romantic mystery set against the back drop of the dazzling Regency era. It can be read standalone, or as part of the ongoing Brambridge Novels mystery series.
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Published August 9, 2016
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July 7, 2018
I gave up at 47% when the story jumped ahead at least two years with no explanation of what had gone on during that time. This turned out to be a 'risotto' story - everything flung into the pot without any real consideration for the result.
There were really weird moments: Agatha hanging onto a jar of mouldy jam for years without reason, Victoria's off-page marriage - again with no reason, Henry flitting about everywhere and not doing anything.
In the end I lost hope that this was going to draw all the loose threads together (and there were NUMEROUS loose threads and Checkov's Gun moments!!)
Dnf
There were really weird moments: Agatha hanging onto a jar of mouldy jam for years without reason, Victoria's off-page marriage - again with no reason, Henry flitting about everywhere and not doing anything.
In the end I lost hope that this was going to draw all the loose threads together (and there were NUMEROUS loose threads and Checkov's Gun moments!!)
Dnf
July 16, 2018
This book is a rambling mess, whole sections make absolutely no sense, characters have conversations where they don’t seem to be talking about the same thing, all the characters make really off the wall stupid choices, absolutely everyone is too dumb to live. I thought I was getting close to the end and was going to power through, only to realize the book is 47% complete and we’ve somehow jumped ahead 2 years. Did anything actually change in those 2 years? Apparently not. DNF.
ALSO - it definitely IS pronounced “valette.”
ALSO - it definitely IS pronounced “valette.”
November 3, 2018
This book started off okay for the first few chapters then took such a spectacular nosedive it’s almost impossible to articulate the mess it became. It’s like the author started writing a regency romance and then halfway through decided to try and turn it into an epic saga, but she failed epically. There was not enough meat to the story to take it to saga level and the characters became new people who made ridiculous decisions for no reason.
The heroine started out a hoyden. Smart and brave and strong. Her horrible uncle (who is dead before the book starts) couldn’t beat her love of science from her, despite frequently trying. The hero is intrigued by her sharp mind though he hesitates to show it.
But then it rapidly falls apart. The hero tries to marry her off to someone she insists attacked her, then calls it off a day or two later. Why even write that nonsense? It hardly affected the outcome of the story, just a token bit of drama. Then they separate because her niece is orphaned and she refuses to return to him and her best friend for years so she can raise this teenage orphan while poor and alone in a cottage and scrub floors for the vicar and basically play the martyred peasant. Why? No real reason. The hero wants to marry her but she refuses because she is scandalous and would embarrass him. Yet despite her decision to stay independent she decided to forsake scientific interests anyway and become a boring, hand wringing, sour faced, uptight thing that all her uncles beatings couldn’t make her but the hero wanting to marry her somehow could? This part of the book goes on and on for faaaaar too long.
The hero is no better. He spends the book thinking he needs a wife that hates him so he doesn’t leave her sad if he dies unexpectedly. Better a woman spend her life in a loveless unhappy marriage apparently. But the author didn’t even have the guts to make him an actual jerk, he is never really that mean to the heroine, he just moons over her from the sidelines of the book mostly while she scrubs floors in the vicarage. Sometimes he talks to some of other men in the book about finding a enemy spy that might exist. Most of his spying is off page or asking other men on the spy team to “report.” In which they impart some local gossip. That’s how we know he’s a spymaster and that is the extent of the spying. Woo.
Why the author thinks anyone would care enough about these characters to follow them through a years long saga and watered down spy mystery (is it really that engaging or dire that some unknown spy is sending letters overseas resulting in some never truly defined danger?) that is 100+ pages too long. I wish I could say this book was laughably bad but there wasn’t even anything as entertaining as even that happening. Trust me, don’t waste your time on this one.
The heroine started out a hoyden. Smart and brave and strong. Her horrible uncle (who is dead before the book starts) couldn’t beat her love of science from her, despite frequently trying. The hero is intrigued by her sharp mind though he hesitates to show it.
But then it rapidly falls apart. The hero tries to marry her off to someone she insists attacked her, then calls it off a day or two later. Why even write that nonsense? It hardly affected the outcome of the story, just a token bit of drama. Then they separate because her niece is orphaned and she refuses to return to him and her best friend for years so she can raise this teenage orphan while poor and alone in a cottage and scrub floors for the vicar and basically play the martyred peasant. Why? No real reason. The hero wants to marry her but she refuses because she is scandalous and would embarrass him. Yet despite her decision to stay independent she decided to forsake scientific interests anyway and become a boring, hand wringing, sour faced, uptight thing that all her uncles beatings couldn’t make her but the hero wanting to marry her somehow could? This part of the book goes on and on for faaaaar too long.
The hero is no better. He spends the book thinking he needs a wife that hates him so he doesn’t leave her sad if he dies unexpectedly. Better a woman spend her life in a loveless unhappy marriage apparently. But the author didn’t even have the guts to make him an actual jerk, he is never really that mean to the heroine, he just moons over her from the sidelines of the book mostly while she scrubs floors in the vicarage. Sometimes he talks to some of other men in the book about finding a enemy spy that might exist. Most of his spying is off page or asking other men on the spy team to “report.” In which they impart some local gossip. That’s how we know he’s a spymaster and that is the extent of the spying. Woo.
Why the author thinks anyone would care enough about these characters to follow them through a years long saga and watered down spy mystery (is it really that engaging or dire that some unknown spy is sending letters overseas resulting in some never truly defined danger?) that is 100+ pages too long. I wish I could say this book was laughably bad but there wasn’t even anything as entertaining as even that happening. Trust me, don’t waste your time on this one.
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July 5, 2018
This book is frustratingly full of irrational characters who make bad decisions. The main characters apparently fall in love despite having almost no interactions with each other in the first half of the book, and yet the hero tries to marry the heroine off to a man who assaults her. Then people die and we jump two years ahead in an effort to propel a clumsy spy storyline. If you haven’t started it yet, don’t waste your time.
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July 15, 2018
Intriguing
This book is action filled and has lots of twists and turns. I enjoyed the story line and the hero and heroine.
This book is action filled and has lots of twists and turns. I enjoyed the story line and the hero and heroine.
July 3, 2018
Decent, but
I received this book free from one of the book sites. I do not remember which one! This is my honest review.
There was a lot of things going on in this book. The ending tried to close up all the loose ends, but I wasn't really sold on it.
Lots of spies going in lots of directions, but I wasn't able to find anything that really jumped out at me.
Agatha & Henry's love story was drawn out too long.
I received this book free from one of the book sites. I do not remember which one! This is my honest review.
There was a lot of things going on in this book. The ending tried to close up all the loose ends, but I wasn't really sold on it.
Lots of spies going in lots of directions, but I wasn't able to find anything that really jumped out at me.
Agatha & Henry's love story was drawn out too long.
July 4, 2018
Short on continuity and plotting
I liked these characters. I finished the book.
Continuity problems abound. The reader is not given the courtesy of being told when action shifts from Devon to London and from mansion to manor until after more action occurs.
Plotting: the whole middle third of the book could be dispensed with and nothing in the story would be lost.
I liked the characters and would have enjoyed a more fluid storyline that exposed their motivations with more clarity. The mysteries were not clearly unfolded either. At the end of the book, I still don't understand what the hero was looking for and what he found. The payoff at the end is not enough for me to pursue the next book in the series. Which is an unfortunate situation - because there are some good things about this work.
I liked these characters. I finished the book.
Continuity problems abound. The reader is not given the courtesy of being told when action shifts from Devon to London and from mansion to manor until after more action occurs.
Plotting: the whole middle third of the book could be dispensed with and nothing in the story would be lost.
I liked the characters and would have enjoyed a more fluid storyline that exposed their motivations with more clarity. The mysteries were not clearly unfolded either. At the end of the book, I still don't understand what the hero was looking for and what he found. The payoff at the end is not enough for me to pursue the next book in the series. Which is an unfortunate situation - because there are some good things about this work.
July 3, 2018
Good setting, excellent characterization and a potential for a very good side story. One big but though, it's so very jumbled and chaotic that I struggled to make sense of the story until almost to the end. Essentially, the latter half of the book was jumbled and I felt like a gerbil on LSD trying to keep up as I tried to make out who was doing what.
Great potential, not so great execution.
Great potential, not so great execution.
April 28, 2020
First thoughts: Better than the other one I read, out of order. This one was better written and the story was better. Characters were better. But it still could have used some editing.
September 12, 2018
Not worth spending one's time with. The story started with a good concept but about half~way there it started to unravel: starting with the quarrel and lack of communication (or refusal to talk and resolve issues) between Agatha and Henry which would have solved or prevented a lot of the next events from happening. Plus I can not even remember who Monique is and I do not even care. That is the lack of involvement and inattention I showed this piece of work.
September 27, 2018
SOMEWHAT SCANDALOUS: is not scandalous at all . It is a mystery with false starts throughout. These two don’t even say “I love you “ until the last chapter.
January 29, 2019
Somewhat Scandalous (Brambridge Novels Book 1) by Pearl Darling
This is the first book I have read by this new to me author. It will also be the last one.
This book was disjointed despite being 400+ pages long, it failed on so many levels. I wanted to finish this as I felt there must be a reason there were so many 4 and 5 star reviews that it would redeem it self. NO, it did not. Agatha is a young genteel lady who has had a miserable time living with her grandfather after the death of her parents, he beats her because she does not behave as a young lady should. She ends up being treated like a servant, doing menial tasks etc in her Grandfather's manor house. Her brother Peter left her behind and went out into the world to be a painter. He married a french woman and they have a daughter. Grandfather dies, Agatha is left all alone, the servants take every thing out of the manor house and she is now destitute. Cue in the hero Henry who at the request of her brother Peter drops in to take her away to London, to become a companion to Henry's younger sister Victoria, who is about to have a season so Agatha gets to have a season too, paid for by Henry. From there the story gets more convoluted with each chapter. Her brother Peter and his wife die in an accident??, the daughter Harriet who is now 15 years old, is put into an orphanage, Agatha goes to pick up her niece from the orphanage and for reasons that beggar belief, Agatha becomes a martyr for the next 3 years, living in poverty in Devon and working as a cleaning woman for the vicar's wife, who makes her life miserable. Meanwhile Victoria to whom she was a companion who is young and pretty and has a dowry for obscure reasons decides to marry an old coot off page. Henry the so called spy master is chasing his own tail looking for a spy, decides to live in his property a couple of miles from where Agatha is living in poverty and to keep an eye on her, but not help her in an way, and listening to gossip. Than after years of dreariness, Agatha decides to write to Victoria that she wants help and Agatha and Harriet go and live with Victoria who is now a widow. There is the big reveal of the spy story which turns in to an over the top event and a Happy Ever After for Henry and Agatha. It could have been such an engaging story if only some one had edited out whole chapters of drivel. 1 and a half star.
This is the first book I have read by this new to me author. It will also be the last one.
This book was disjointed despite being 400+ pages long, it failed on so many levels. I wanted to finish this as I felt there must be a reason there were so many 4 and 5 star reviews that it would redeem it self. NO, it did not. Agatha is a young genteel lady who has had a miserable time living with her grandfather after the death of her parents, he beats her because she does not behave as a young lady should. She ends up being treated like a servant, doing menial tasks etc in her Grandfather's manor house. Her brother Peter left her behind and went out into the world to be a painter. He married a french woman and they have a daughter. Grandfather dies, Agatha is left all alone, the servants take every thing out of the manor house and she is now destitute. Cue in the hero Henry who at the request of her brother Peter drops in to take her away to London, to become a companion to Henry's younger sister Victoria, who is about to have a season so Agatha gets to have a season too, paid for by Henry. From there the story gets more convoluted with each chapter. Her brother Peter and his wife die in an accident??, the daughter Harriet who is now 15 years old, is put into an orphanage, Agatha goes to pick up her niece from the orphanage and for reasons that beggar belief, Agatha becomes a martyr for the next 3 years, living in poverty in Devon and working as a cleaning woman for the vicar's wife, who makes her life miserable. Meanwhile Victoria to whom she was a companion who is young and pretty and has a dowry for obscure reasons decides to marry an old coot off page. Henry the so called spy master is chasing his own tail looking for a spy, decides to live in his property a couple of miles from where Agatha is living in poverty and to keep an eye on her, but not help her in an way, and listening to gossip. Than after years of dreariness, Agatha decides to write to Victoria that she wants help and Agatha and Harriet go and live with Victoria who is now a widow. There is the big reveal of the spy story which turns in to an over the top event and a Happy Ever After for Henry and Agatha. It could have been such an engaging story if only some one had edited out whole chapters of drivel. 1 and a half star.
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April 4, 2020
2 stars because I managed to finish, but only just.
This is not a book about a scientific-minded young woman who manages to help out the UK war office in their efforts to uncover a french spy. Rather, it is a book about a scientific-minded young woman (Agatha) who is shamed and made fun of by society, who is nearly forced to marry by the person who is meant to care for her (Henry), who runs away and works as a slave almost to the wife of a vicar in a small village for THREE years - all the while thinking that the man who was meant to care for her and that she cared for in return - flaunted his mistresses nearby and ignored her and her struggles. Oh, but he did spy on her all the time to check on what she was doing. Not to help her, but just to spy on her.
Then, she is returned to society after three years of stifling her scientific curiosity to the extent that she is worn down, tired and bitter. Huge rumours made her return a horrid experience - one of which is that she - at 22 yrs of age is the mother of her 'niece' who is 15 years of age. Yeah, stupid that one.
Unfortunately, she still cares slightly for Henry but he is so focussed on his lame efforts with the war office - and some stupid belief that he needs to marry someone who hates him so that when he dies due to his spying she won't be left upset - that he continues to ignore her or belittle her. But he does sneak in a few kisses, bad Henry.
Finally, the spy is revealled, Henry and Agatha both nearly die, and Henry realises his mother didn't die of a broken heart when his father died due to his role with the war office so he is happy to now marry Agatha. Who agrees!
Lets just ignore the fact he broke her spirt (successfully), that he falunted mistresses for three years in front of her while she worked as a slave and more. No, no - he has always cared for her and she him so a HEA ending.
No way am I keen to read the second book in the series which is appears to have all the same issues - long, hidden love gone wrong due to spy efforts - with Harriet's niece and another member of the bumbling spies of the war office.
This is not a book about a scientific-minded young woman who manages to help out the UK war office in their efforts to uncover a french spy. Rather, it is a book about a scientific-minded young woman (Agatha) who is shamed and made fun of by society, who is nearly forced to marry by the person who is meant to care for her (Henry), who runs away and works as a slave almost to the wife of a vicar in a small village for THREE years - all the while thinking that the man who was meant to care for her and that she cared for in return - flaunted his mistresses nearby and ignored her and her struggles. Oh, but he did spy on her all the time to check on what she was doing. Not to help her, but just to spy on her.
Then, she is returned to society after three years of stifling her scientific curiosity to the extent that she is worn down, tired and bitter. Huge rumours made her return a horrid experience - one of which is that she - at 22 yrs of age is the mother of her 'niece' who is 15 years of age. Yeah, stupid that one.
Unfortunately, she still cares slightly for Henry but he is so focussed on his lame efforts with the war office - and some stupid belief that he needs to marry someone who hates him so that when he dies due to his spying she won't be left upset - that he continues to ignore her or belittle her. But he does sneak in a few kisses, bad Henry.
Finally, the spy is revealled, Henry and Agatha both nearly die, and Henry realises his mother didn't die of a broken heart when his father died due to his role with the war office so he is happy to now marry Agatha. Who agrees!
Lets just ignore the fact he broke her spirt (successfully), that he falunted mistresses for three years in front of her while she worked as a slave and more. No, no - he has always cared for her and she him so a HEA ending.
No way am I keen to read the second book in the series which is appears to have all the same issues - long, hidden love gone wrong due to spy efforts - with Harriet's niece and another member of the bumbling spies of the war office.
April 26, 2019
Lord Henry Anglethrope knows that he needs to look after Agatha as he promised her brother but she isn't that easy. She has a mind of her own and seems to always be causing trouble. He hopes that his sister Victoria will be able to clam her down and that she will be able to find a suitable husband to wed. Agatha doesn't want to get married she wants to learn more about everything and she can't get Henry out of her mind but everything changes once her brother is killed. She has a niece to look after and she can't expect anyone else to take on her burden so she leaves the man that she has come to love. Agatha finds her new life hard but she has too much pride to ask for help. Henry can't believe that she won't come back with him and he isn't about to give up that quickly. Can he win her over before it is too late for them? Will Agatha allow this wonderful man to look after her forever or will she be too stubborn?
A love story that spans many years and a man's love that never died no matter how much she pushed. A good read.
A love story that spans many years and a man's love that never died no matter how much she pushed. A good read.
April 9, 2021
Lengthy and tedious
This is the first book I’ve read from this author. It will probably be the last. I found this book lengthy and tedious. I had a hard time finishing it. The storyline was convoluted and extremely confusing. There was too much going on at the same time ... it jumps from one scene to the next without any apparent link.
The main female character “Agatha” who is supposedly intelligent, rational and cerebral, is portrayed as a bumbling idiot who is incapable of standing up for herself, incapable of warding off unwanted advances from men and unable to speak her mind. A total wimp who allows herself to be used as a pawn by all and sundry. Quite frankly, I despised her. Along with her “hero” who I also disliked.
The dialogue was incomprehensible, obscure and bewildering. The pronoun “he” was used frequently and with so many characters involved, it was impossible to know who “he” was.
A disappointing read.
This is the first book I’ve read from this author. It will probably be the last. I found this book lengthy and tedious. I had a hard time finishing it. The storyline was convoluted and extremely confusing. There was too much going on at the same time ... it jumps from one scene to the next without any apparent link.
The main female character “Agatha” who is supposedly intelligent, rational and cerebral, is portrayed as a bumbling idiot who is incapable of standing up for herself, incapable of warding off unwanted advances from men and unable to speak her mind. A total wimp who allows herself to be used as a pawn by all and sundry. Quite frankly, I despised her. Along with her “hero” who I also disliked.
The dialogue was incomprehensible, obscure and bewildering. The pronoun “he” was used frequently and with so many characters involved, it was impossible to know who “he” was.
A disappointing read.
August 26, 2018
Agatha is determined to live her life and protect those around her. She loves experimenting with scientific ideas.
When rescued by Henry and added to his household as a companion to his sister, she is launched into society. As a spymaster, Henry is at risk from various factions. As Agatha becomes more involved with the family, she becomes a target and feels her family, her brother with wife and daughter, are targeted as well. When she finds they have been involved in an accident, she flees and hides working as a housekeeper for a vicar and his wife.
It takes years for this to be resolved and misunderstandings to be overcome.
When rescued by Henry and added to his household as a companion to his sister, she is launched into society. As a spymaster, Henry is at risk from various factions. As Agatha becomes more involved with the family, she becomes a target and feels her family, her brother with wife and daughter, are targeted as well. When she finds they have been involved in an accident, she flees and hides working as a housekeeper for a vicar and his wife.
It takes years for this to be resolved and misunderstandings to be overcome.
July 29, 2019
I liked it but it lost me in the middle a bit
I loved that the heroine was science minded especially in a time when it was unfashionable but Henry was forgettable. The idea that he had to get married to someone so people wouldn’t catch on that he was a spy when everyone already seemed to know he was a spy was weak. However, I really liked that villain wasn’t just thwarted lover. So there were goods and bads but the take away is I would totally read the other books in the series I loved Victoria and even Celine so I hope their stories are coming up.
I loved that the heroine was science minded especially in a time when it was unfashionable but Henry was forgettable. The idea that he had to get married to someone so people wouldn’t catch on that he was a spy when everyone already seemed to know he was a spy was weak. However, I really liked that villain wasn’t just thwarted lover. So there were goods and bads but the take away is I would totally read the other books in the series I loved Victoria and even Celine so I hope their stories are coming up.
July 19, 2019
Scattered.
I could not believe that a book this unconnected would get published. The idea of the story was good, but oh but where should I start. It felt like I was reading a short story when I started a new chapter. I would say “huh” a few times a chapter as there would be a new character or situation that would spring on me while reading. I finished the book only because I had started it. I would not read any of this author’s book again.
I could not believe that a book this unconnected would get published. The idea of the story was good, but oh but where should I start. It felt like I was reading a short story when I started a new chapter. I would say “huh” a few times a chapter as there would be a new character or situation that would spring on me while reading. I finished the book only because I had started it. I would not read any of this author’s book again.
June 25, 2020
Confusing and frustrating
I started to enjoy this book, loved the characters and the quirky personalities. Quite hilarious. But near half way through it starts to lose me. Spotty is how I'd describe it. It's like the author had a nice flow in the beginning and floundered, picked it up at a later date again and again, I'm sorry but I just couldn't finish it. In my humble opinion. 😼
I started to enjoy this book, loved the characters and the quirky personalities. Quite hilarious. But near half way through it starts to lose me. Spotty is how I'd describe it. It's like the author had a nice flow in the beginning and floundered, picked it up at a later date again and again, I'm sorry but I just couldn't finish it. In my humble opinion. 😼
June 18, 2018
Spy Games
This was a very good mystery. I was baffled as to who the French spy was in this Reagency (sp)love story was. I only gave it a 4star rating because of the typos and some grammatical errors. This is a sweet and clean romance,so I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys both a good love story mixed with mystery and suspense.
This was a very good mystery. I was baffled as to who the French spy was in this Reagency (sp)love story was. I only gave it a 4star rating because of the typos and some grammatical errors. This is a sweet and clean romance,so I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys both a good love story mixed with mystery and suspense.
July 4, 2018
This books has annoyed me so much I stopped reading it at 46%
I liked the characters and interaction quirky Agatha and exasperated Henry even Victoria with her odd bouts of melancholy, it gets exciting involving spies then peters out to nothing then they are apart 2 years sorry lost my interest especially what happened to Victoria.
I liked the characters and interaction quirky Agatha and exasperated Henry even Victoria with her odd bouts of melancholy, it gets exciting involving spies then peters out to nothing then they are apart 2 years sorry lost my interest especially what happened to Victoria.
July 24, 2018
A simple harmless experiment, or not?
This historical romance had me guessing more than once. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, there was another twist in the story! There are a few other characters who I would enjoy seeing in future books, so I will keep an eye out for others by this author.
This historical romance had me guessing more than once. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, there was another twist in the story! There are a few other characters who I would enjoy seeing in future books, so I will keep an eye out for others by this author.
August 2, 2018
It didn't quite follow the usual romance tropes in that the couple were kept apart for years in the story, so that was good, but it was convoluted enough that I didn't want to read it closely enough to follow the story. Aggie is too naive, Henry instantly falls in love and I didn't believe it. I take back one star from my original rating.
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April 20, 2019
Happiness is a long time in coming.
I was surprised at myself, that I couldn't get into this story, it started out very good, in the first few chapters, then for me , I couldn't get into it, but I kept reading, I enjoyed the ending, but to me this wasn't your tipical romance love story, but still it was very well written.
Thank you ❤️
I was surprised at myself, that I couldn't get into this story, it started out very good, in the first few chapters, then for me , I couldn't get into it, but I kept reading, I enjoyed the ending, but to me this wasn't your tipical romance love story, but still it was very well written.
Thank you ❤️
March 10, 2020
DNFed at around 50% and since it's over two years and the book is no longer on my Kindle I forget why I put it down.. I think there was a scene where Agatha was being harrassed by some men and Henry was all "Sucks to be you, you brought it on." Which is NOT what I want in my male hero Regency era or any other.
March 15, 2020
Very disappointed in this story. The characters' motivations never seemed logical. Time jumps with no action. Weak narrative. I think it could have been a good story if the main characters were ever in the same room for any period of time. Also, I was confused with the sister's depression. She was written as clearly depressed and perhaps a bit developmentally disabled, then suddenly with no explanation as to how it happened, she was a strong forceful woman. I gave it two stars instead of the one because I did like the premise, but the delivery was bad, bad, bad.
April 18, 2020
I really enjoyed this one!
I found that the story was packed with an action and I thought that it was a brilliant slow burn romance.
The characters worked well together and the book had a kind of whodunit feel to it and I really enjoyed that and the way that the story was told.
It is 4 stars from me for this one, I really enjoyed the story – highly recommended!
I found that the story was packed with an action and I thought that it was a brilliant slow burn romance.
The characters worked well together and the book had a kind of whodunit feel to it and I really enjoyed that and the way that the story was told.
It is 4 stars from me for this one, I really enjoyed the story – highly recommended!
June 5, 2020
What a fantastic tale.
This is the first book l have read written by Pearl Darling and let me assure you it will not be the last, beautifully written, no grammer issues, kept in period, and no American slant in the relationships. Well worth the money and time. I have the next in the series waiting for me 😁.
This is the first book l have read written by Pearl Darling and let me assure you it will not be the last, beautifully written, no grammer issues, kept in period, and no American slant in the relationships. Well worth the money and time. I have the next in the series waiting for me 😁.
September 11, 2022
Confusing yet compelling Sept 2022
Although this book was fast paced events were confusing I lost the plot if I actually ever recognised it but I couldn't put it down. There were several twists and turns and misdirection in particular the knife throwing debacle which I never fully understood
Although this book was fast paced events were confusing I lost the plot if I actually ever recognised it but I couldn't put it down. There were several twists and turns and misdirection in particular the knife throwing debacle which I never fully understood
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