Review: Lovely Book from a New-to-Me Author
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2013
First, can I say that once again, Entangled has come up with a gorgeous cover? Now, granted, I can't see this really fitting with the book, buuuut it's still gorgeous with all those shades of gray in it.Now, on to the story. I have to say I was very pleased with this story overall. It was nice that I couldn't immediately identify the villain, nor did I even really consider who it was, so YAY for that, Ms. Watson!Mira has a sucky life, being the poor relation and, in most of the town's opinion, less attractive Mirabelle Fitzhenry. Yes, there are two Mirabelle Fitzhenrys, and an amusingly believable story as to how the cousins have the same first name. Mira goes by, well, Mira, and her cousin (quite a little witch with a b) is known as Bella by most. Her uncle seizes on a chance to avoid marrying his precious Bella to a man suspected of murdering his last fiance by promising to marry Mirabelle Fitzhenry to Nicholas in exchange for paying off some of Uncle's debts.Nicholas is pleasantly surprised and not inclined to cry off as everyone expects him to. Mira of course doesn't believe Nick is capable of murdering anyone, much less his former fiancee, despite what the town (especially Nick's brother) think. So she sets herself the task of tracking down the real murderer.There are some twists and turns, a few dark moments in which Mira's belief in Nicholas is understandably shaken, but overall, this was a great story with some suspense and significant mystery as to who really did the deed.The relationship with Nick and MIra progressed steadily with both having moments of doubt, but an undeniable attraction to one another. I was very happy when they finally found their way to each other.Glad to give this book a 4-star rating and I look forward to reading more by Ms. Watson soon. Thank you Entangled!Book provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.