Review: Sweet and enjoyable read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 5, 2014
I enjoyed this novella very much. It was a quick read, and, even though I wanted to know more about the outcome for the rest of the heroine's family, I felt satisfied with the romance. Sometimes novellas struggle to build a relationship between the hero and heroine in such a short book, but I really didn't feel that with this one. A previous reviewer commented that the hero and heroine had hardly spoken to each other, but I felt that was addressed by the combination of their prior relationship and the time that they spent together during the journey, which was mentioned but not detailed. It was also mentioned in a review that the heroine was crying all the time. She did cry a lot, but she just lost her grandmother, as well as being placed in a situation of great stress....I would have cried a lot too. I generally don't have much interest in stories about aristocracy/gentry romancing servants...seems to unrealistic most of the time for the fairytale HEA, and I don't want to read about it if it's all about illicit affairs. A clean HEA is my bread and butter. The situation in this novella seemed easier to buy into for me and all it left me wanting was more details on the heroine's family, as I already mentioned. Perusing the author's other work, it appears that I can fulfil that wish by reading more of her novellas. A sweet and quick read. Recommend.