Review: Is This Perfection?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2012
Katy Madison has written one of the best romance books I've ever read. It is that good. Not just enjoyable, but good. She was deft. She handled her characters and plot with aplomb. She wrote with finesse.This book gives us Victor and Lydia's story and also the story of Trevor and Lady Helena. It is like reading two great romance books at the same time. Even though I was aware of the main plot, the subplot, while it did not dominate nor outdo the main plot, was equally engaging. I found myself truly interested in the characters of both plots. At one point I had to put my kindle down and marvel at how finely written this is.Each pair of characters filled me with anticipation for their story. While reading about Trevor and Helena, I would get completely caught up in their dilemma. Will she have the courage to choose him over her family? When the plot switched to Victor and Lydia, I wanted to know about Trevor and Helena, then would get completely immersed in Victor and Lydia. Such balance did the author use in crafting her story. There were no bland fillers.This was impressively done. The characters were tightly drawn and were neither silly nor annoying. There were no ridiculous contrivances. The dialogue was fresh, the emotions engaging, but not depressing, and the characters were allowed to breathe and develop. There was no external intrigue to propel the plot,  no murders to solve.  The author simply wrote a great novel. This was satisfaction from beginning to end.  The plots were well interwoven and I cared about what happened to the characters, all of them. Well done, Katy Madison.