Review: Intriguing Historical
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2014
I was drawn into this story from the beginning. I liked how readily I empathized and rooted for Rebecca. Of course, Christopher himself is scrumptious. Not as edgy and intense as how I love my heroes, but he was enough to draw me in. From the get go I could see they would be great together, and I enjoyed the journey the author took me on. Rebecca is sassy, kind, smart, and kick-ass enough to make me happy. Christopher is honorable, kind, protective, and dashing.The story was fast paced and kept me firmly rooted waiting to see how Rebecca and Christopher would overcome their conflicts. Once Upon a Masquerade was intriguingly unraveled, keeping me on edge while I read. I love Historical and I liked the glimpse I got of the bon ton of New York.  I hope I get to see more in Spencer’s story. I am hoping he gets a story sometime in the future. As a secondary character that only appeared a few times, I found myself really liking him.There was a couple moments I was not happy with the heroine, enough so for me to remove an entire star. Without giving away the plot, she handed herself over to the villains. I read that part three times, disbelieving. I cared not one whit what her motivations were. She fully understood what vile creatures they were and knew how improbably her plan was. What was she thinking?It was resolved wonderfully of course, but I actually wanted something to happen to her to teach her she should listen. Lol. Not anything too bad, probably a slap or two. (Horrible of me I know.) I was still loving and rooting for her, but I gave her a few solid slaps in my head.It was a wonderful read and I will definitely be reading other works by Tamar Hughes. I would recommend this book to all that love historical romance.