Review: A sweet novella for Christmas
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 13, 2013
Originally published at Rookie Romance.This is the first time I've read anything by Emma Locke, I enjoy reading a novella from an author first to see how I enjoy their writing. And the writing style was one of the best things about the book, it was light, witty and entertaining. Exactly what I was in the mood for!Miss Elinor Conley is desperate. There are no eligible bachelors in her village and with the threat of spinsterhood looming in front of her, she makes a rather rash decision to convince an Earl she has never met that they would be a perfect match. She sees Grantham, Earl Chelford, at her brother's smithy and decides that they're meant to be and concocts a scheme to meet him so that he can see that. Because there's no flaws in that plan.Elinor is actually a very likable heroine. She is naive and sheltered, and more than a little silly, to begin with. But she's good-hearted and once she gets a serious reality check, she's a bit more sensible.I liked Grantham, he has some hidden qualities and buries the pain from the loss of his family in bad behaviour at Christmas- something Elinor stumbles upon. He doesn't really stand out for me, as a hero, though.This is a sweet novella, especially with Christmas so close! It's a great length and easily held my interest. I just wish there had been a little more. It felt like it needed another chapter, or an epilogue to round out Elinor and Grantham's romance- it just felt like their relationship was a little unfinished.Apart from that, a great introduction to the Naughty Girls series, and I'll be playing catch up with the series very soon.*I received a review copy from the publisher, via NetGalley, for my honest review. Thank you!