Review: Strong Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 7, 2012
The story here is strong enough I gave it a 4.5, which rounded up to a five, even though it had errors. As a former teacher (sometimes of English), I've always thought content is more important than mechanics.Lily's father is villainous  and probably somewhat insane. He plans to marry her off with a huge dowry to the man from nobility who will agree to change his name to theirs. Lily has her own plans to foil her suitors. It worked wonderfully with everyone except Max. He figures out what she is doing and is intrigued by her.The author omitted the "ly" in adverbs and used the adjective when the adverb was needed several times. There were also some confusing sentence parts, like "and let the world could simply disappear," and necessary words were often left out. "Leaver" was used for "leave," "watch" for "watched," "made" for "maid," "safe" for "save," "parish" for "perish," "hopping" for "hoping," "no-Wesley's" for "now-Wesley's," and "assure" for "assured." I questioned that Max could tell the color of Lily's eyes the first time he saw her across a huge ball room. It also talked about Lily had never told Max she loved him and had trouble doing so, but she had done so before they left London. And, did anyone else notice the dress on the cover looks more like a modern prom dress than one from 1810?The plot is well-developed and interesting. At one point, however, I got frustrated with Lily and her constant refusal to accept love time and time again, even when she loved the man back. There were some twists in the story, and it did get out of this rut. Around this time, I didn't think I could rate the novel above a four, if that, but the ending was so strong, I could do no less. All in all, I really enjoyed this clean, Christian read.