Review: Fun read, but suffers from poor editing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2011
I enjoyed this book - interesting story, interesting characters.  I was, however, put off by some rather egregious editing errors.  For example, in one scene the lady's maid exits the bedchamber, only to walk from the far side of the room and exit the bedchamber again only about three sentences later. There was another instance where some words were clearly missing from a paragraph, rendering it nonsensical.  The dressmaker is referred to as a modiste at the beginning of the book, and then suddenly near the end she turns into a mantuamaker - sort of like a general contractor turning into a plumber (?).  All of this speaks to a careless attitude towards the finished product.The big disappointment, however, was the Tragic Misunderstanding between the "wicked" hero and the heroine near the end of the book.  I hate it when a previously bright heroine suddenly turns into a nitwit by failing to ask even one very simple question about a situation that will impact the rest of her life. Instant martyrdom: "He doesn't want me!  I must let him go! And settle for that other dumb bloke! (You know - the one who is cute but doesn't sizzle!) OH!  Woe is me! Sniff!"  The inconsistencies (and the poor editing) make me wonder if this was a book started by one person and finished by another.Just thought I'd mention it...