Review: A Great Series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2011
I just discovered this author and have purchased several of her books. They are a great read. The period details aren't too bad (one other reader pointed out an anachronism). The heroines and situations are believable and the story is well written. Even the supporting characters are realistic (well, there do have to be a few straw men). The details of the story seem pretty appropriate for the time, if not totally true to life (I don't think any 21st century woman would be comfortable in the totally true to life shoes of a regency woman), Ms Matthews' heroines don't act like modern women or assume modern viewpoints, but they aren't passive either. The heroes are very likable from the start (no arrogant aristocrats that suddenly become nice guys at the end - not that these can't be fun) and there aren't pages and pages of explicit details on anyone's love life. Moderately priced, too. I recommend this series highly.The Village Spinster