Review: Highly Entertaining!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2014
Stayed up far too late reading this book . . . always a hazard with Sue's books! :-)This is George's story, the last of the three Haberdashers. She is equally intelligent, with a caustic wit and many secrets. After spending a couple of years learning the spy trade under Robert Bittlesworth, she is sent to the Congress of Vienna to learn what she can. There she meets the totally delightful Casimir Rokiczana, who is with the Prussian delegation though his true dedication is to Poland. George and Casimir are strongly attracted to one another but their hidden agendas create problems from the beginning. Once they return to London and join the other Haberdashers, things get really interesting!It is fun to see Jack & Gideon, Sabre & Quincy and assorted others from Sue's previous books and novellas. However this book has a very different feel to it than either "Trials of Artemis" or "Athena's Ordeal". Personally I enjoyed these differences very much and feel they added depth and richness to the series. Sue has successfully avoided the formulaic trap so Regency romance writers fall into. That being said, I recommend reading both books and the novellas in the order they were written . . . it helps keep all the relationships straight. :-)Next in the series is Robert Bittlesworth's story . . . as in he gets his comeuppance big time! Can't wait!