Review: Felicity's Beaus
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2014
This novel was slow, boring, and hard to follow. I read the first third and then stopped.  I felt that the main character, Felicity, wasn't well defined.  She wants to live like a man- make her own decisions, have men fall head over heels for her and then scorn them, etc.  So at one moment she will be coy, another cynical, another optimistic, another crying, another drinking.... She's all over the board.  She can't seem to make up her mind what she wants, and as the reader that's frustrating.What I really didn't like was that felicity made it quite clear that she was throwing aside the norms of society and no longer cared about her reputation, and her father was totally ok with this.  What father would be ok with his daughter turning into a flirtious fool? None.I also had a hard time following all of the characters.  There are a lot to remember.  Two maids, two best friends, half a dozen young men that felicity is flirting with.... I couldn't keep them all straight.  Especially when it came to the dialouges.  I never knew who was speaking when! The author gave no indication who of the five or so people involved in the conversation were speaking at any given time.  It was very frustrating.So no, I did not like this book.  I felt like the author as trying to educate us in social norms and Shakespeare, when really all I want is to be entertained.  I did not find this story entertaining or enjoyable.