Review: I actually give this 4 and a half stars out of 5
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 8, 2013
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this Regency novel, and loved that the accurate historical detail of it was beautifully intertwined throughout the story. The addition of more minute detail is important to me as a reader, since it really gives a rounded overall impression of the times. By that, I'm not referring to greater description of clothing, people or surroundings - it's in the detail that Lord Liverpool is the Prime Minister, or that Napoleon has just been exiled, or about a statue in Vauxhall Gardens. Little titbits like that give me a good time frame to plunge back into.The plot in Verity's Lie sticks to very traditional lines in that the hero meets the heroine, she's involved in a dangerous abduction and he rescues her. However, the skill of the writer makes that plot seem fresh since the pace is good throughout. The heroine is quite gutsy- even though nave of worldly ways. I liked very much that although Verity Verrinder's father is a repressive character, there is genuine love between them, and that any rebellion on her part was not out of spite but from a real desire to be educated. The hero's viewpoint is skilfully divulged to the reader. We get to know Charles Huntley quite well; learn of his strengths and fears; and empathise with his feelings of failure. I found this a well written Regency novel.