Review: Great quick read.....one of her best so far but can be better
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2013
I bought the book this morning and finished reading it after several hours..obviously a quick read and hard to put down. The characters are likeable and with plenty of character development. One incongruency that I found was how Bella supposedly "distrusts men" because of her uncle but at the same time innocently and unquestioningly trusts and obeys Tristram. Overall it is a great read. Would I ever read it again.... I don't know. Karla is a "Good" author and I have read many of her novels, but not "Great" because I feel the writing lacks the eloquency of the regency area as found in Jane Austen's work. I bet we have read all those classics hundreds of times even though we already know the plot--we come back to it because of the language and beauty of the writing itself. So Karla that is a challenge for your next book....write so that I want to highlight when I read a great phrase that you have written.