Review: 3.5...Thought Miss Faversham was a better match for Perry
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 25, 2013
So this book was about two brothers, Gideon (The Recluse) and Perry (The Rake) and the woman they were meant to be with Francine (time-traveller) and Lilly, respectively. First of all there was no doubt in my mind Francine and Gideon were meant to be, I mean she travelled through time to be with him! So even though there was a lack of communication between them through out a lot of the story, there obsession for each other was very real! Francine though was not a consistent character - sometimes she was tough and defended herself, other times she was crying and acting like a 19th century woman instead of the modern woman she was. I did like however that they werent any talk of oh we cant be together because blah blah blah and stupid excuses - there were no misunderstanding here either - throughout the book they tried their best to be together no if when or buts and I loved that! Finally not a stupid heroine to read about! Gideon was hot and I enjoyed his story with Francine immensely.Now on to Perry's love story. While I like to read about wounded heroes/heroine and their happily ever after and trust me Lilly does deserve her happily ever after but I wasnt convinced Perry was for her. I mean the minute Miss Faversham, the governess came into the picture and the way she stood up to the fearsome brothers had me rooting for her and Perry! I liked Miss Faversham from the get-go and was disappointed to discover she wasnt his heroine. And Lilly and Perry's romance happened much too quickly and too short to make it believable twice! Thats why I was hoping for a long romance with the governess who years later after her service with his wards, he realizes he didnt want to lose her or something like that. I dont know, while I did feel for Lilly, I felt she wasnt so strong in character for Perry, even though she did survive a very difficult ordeal.And lastly we sort of get a peak into Madeline (the woman Francine switch places with) and what happened to her but it was a tease and I wanted to know more! Hope she gets her story. I also feel there are unanswered questions to the overall story like Gideon's mother and why the whole time-traveling themed was really glossed over. If it wasnt for Francine's modern thinking, one would think it was a regular historical romance.Overall, I enjoyed the story and I couldnt put the book down but I was disappointed in Perry's story and still at the end of it all,I think he belonged with Miss Faversham. Even near the end at Gideon's wedding, I still felt their connection... oh and the pictures, didnt bother me at all so no complains there as far as that from me (though some of them did look artificial as far as you can tell they were acting and posing as oppose to a natural look) .I look forward though to read more of this author's work though.