Review: At last--equality!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 5, 2012
This novel is not only set during the French Revolution, it embodies one of its concepts--equality--although not in the way the French intended: the heroine of the story is as sexual as the hero. If you're as sick as I am of the imbalance between rakes who've tapped everything and virgins who've never been kissed, you're going to love this story! Yes, I know the whole rake-and-virgin thing was more appropriate to the time period, but since when do we want to read about the average people? That's why I'm delighted whenever I read a story that turns the situation on its head--a sexual heroine, a virgin hero, a lovelorn female who doesn't waste away in her lonely bed but fills it with new lovers. There's no virginal hero in this one, but you get my point. The spice and suspense are top-notch, the writing is very good, the plot is innovative, and I'm eagerly awaiting Ms. Nolan's next novel!