Review: Good Story, Weak Writing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2014
This is a sweet, clean, traditional regency romance. The story is simple and follows a familiar pattern. Parents arrange marriages for their children who are forced to comply through various legal documents. Hero and heroine fall in love, but they are not intended for each other and the resulting drama takes place. Aside from the overly simple plot, my main complaint about the book is the rather atrocious writing. I have read other books by this author and I liked them a lot. Perhaps this one was a debut novel that was never revisited? But the writing truly was abysmal. It was very stiff, formulaic, and often read like a 'See Spot Run' book. The historical details were also often incorrect, as if the author was not familiar with the time period. I would recommend this book to someone who likes this author or to young readers.