Review: Intro to a series....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2014
....that failed to interest me.And that's really sad.  Because anything set in 1884 United States (this one's in Georgia) is of immediate interest to me.  LOVE the era.MISS MERRIWEATHER'S MARRIAGE is 24 pages long (minus the intro and extra pages).  As typical for the Victorian era, Miss Merriweather's father has decided she's dithered around long enough and it's time for her to marry.  He's conveniently brought his choice of young men for her to choose from, and choose, she will!I found too much confusion in the opening pages as many, many characters were introduced all at once and I found myself guessing "is THIS the hero?" a few times before the story finally identified one of the guys as the Hero.  There were redeeming qualities, of course-- fun secondary character in her grandmother whose opinion seems to have some weight (but not with Merriweather himself), the setting was rich with sensory detail (oppressive Georgia heat in summertime, many layers of women's clothing), rules governing fine southern gentility in the Victorian era).All in all, not a waste of reading time, but sadly, did not captivate me.  First in a series books (even novellas like this one) are meant to captivate readers and compel them to buy the next in the series (if not ALL) of them.  Sadly, this one made it easy (for me) to pass on the rest.Bummer.  I really wanted to like it.