Review: Interesting story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 31, 2013
Eleanor had been disillusioned by her first attempt at love and then meets the new Earl of Rutherford.  He unfortunately has thus far not lived his life as she thinks he should have.  He has traveled to far countries and seen the things Eleanor has wanted to see.  She bristles at the lack of freedom for females to do things and to travel to exotic places.  Men get to have all the fun.  She believes he has ignored his responsibility, while she has shouldered hers.Over the period of time spent at a house party the couple discover more about each other.  She begins to understand how stifling his childhood was, and he sees why she has wrapped her feelings in armor.I did enjoy the interaction between Eleanor and Drayton, though the wager between them seemed silly to me -- but I guess it was a way to move the plot along.  And I didn't care for the romance between the younger sister and Drayton`s friend.  He struck me as being a complete cad and she too young to be at that sort of gathering.  It seemed to me the young ladies aunt was shirking her responsibility as a chaperon.A bit too much description of costumes and dresses in general for my liking.  I prefer more dialogue to get an understanding of the characters rather than what they are wearing or what the room looked like.  The one character Euphemia didn't seem to serve any purpose at all to me.I would recommend the story however.  It was overall an entertaining story.