Review: worth every penny!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 18, 2013
Mia and Alex - sigh - what a couple! I absolutely adored them together. I loved Mia as a heroine - the way she was so independent despite her lack of sight and the way she treated everyone as an equal - especially the Duke! She is such a worthy heroine and the type I wish more authors wrote about. Alex was also an equally worthy hero and I fell in love with his character and his sense of duty and respect even when certain people didn't deserve it.This author really did a great job at describing the setting and people and how Mia saw things even though she was blind. The mystery was a bonus as well as the lovely secondary characters - especially Rachel - Mia's faithful companion. I love that Rachel too gets a happy ending.I honestly cannot wait for the second book and learn more about Drew. He has many demons to battle and Im curious to see where his story leads. I appreciate though that the author made this story mainly about Mia and Alex. Many times I find myself more interested in the secondary characters than the heroes themselves and this wasn't the case here as she let the hero/heroine shine and the secondary characters were more of a nice addition than overpowering.And another added bonus was to add the jack the ripper mystery into this - brilliantly done! I am a fan of the mystery and to mix it into a historical romance and to have it done so well - was simply amazing. A lot does happen here but I could not put the book down until I finished - it was too interesting - and so yes I did read this in one sitting!On a side note I hope to see more of Juliet - I feel her story needed some closure and hope to find it in a future book.So why not 5 stars? Like another reviewer stated I too did not like the formality in which their first names were used and not just by the h/h but by secondary characters as well and no one ever commented on that. It distracted me as it happen throughout the entire book - especially the scene when Mia first sees her sister and she calls Alex by his first name and no one is shocked? It was just a big no no to me as I know the seriousness and importance of being proper with names - ok to use in private but not when everyone else is around. There are also a few minor details but none worthy of mentioning. Just know that overall I am beyond please with this book and haven't read such a good novel of this standard in a long time. I will definitely be on the look out for book two and will be purchasing it upon release and I have no doubt this book will be a re-read for me. This one is a keeper!