Review: Nothing to Commend Her: well done!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 25, 2013
A very enjoyable Regency story. The author didn't go overboard expounding on Agatha'a shortcomings and/or Magnus's disfigurement, and instead focused on developing a fragile new relationship into a strong bond. The secondary characters are well-balanced and complimented the storyline, and the peril is just enough to keep the reader interested (but not rolling their eyes).The only distracting factor in this story was the ever-present romance story theme: what I call "the big misunderstanding." IMHO there were a bit too many words devoted to the "why won't he do this" and "I'm afraid of frightening her" themes.That said: the flaws did not make Agatha and Magnus caricatures, it made them seem human. It was nice to read what could have been a pat "Beauty and the Beast" -themed story and discover a bit more depth.