Review: Fun Farce Has Its Moments
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2013
This novel is pure escapism.  It has plenty of over-the-top moments in which it seems that almost everything mentioned is made fun of in some way- manners, relationships, time periods, class distinctions, etc.  I liked the characters.  A bit of suspense was added near the end of the novel to give us an "oh, no" moment.  But, all ends well with the usual HEA.  This is a light, carefree novel which would enjoyable to read after finishing something heavier and more serious in nature, for example.  It is the literary equivalent of a bubble gum pop song.My only problem with the novel is that the h is not addressed properly.  I know this is a farce, but wouldn't a lord know to call the daughter of an earl by the title of "My Lady" instead of "Miss".  Her name is Lady Melwyn Pencavel.  She would be called Lady Melwyn by her friends, not Lady Pencavel (that is her mother), nor Miss Pencavel.  The author gets the characters' names correct in the last pages of the novel, I don't know why it took so long, nor why it took a marriage to inspire the correct use of Lord and Lady, etc.