Review: This Regency Romance Does Not Disappoint
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2012
Hope's Betrayal  is a regency romance and, as such, does not disappoint.  It is a well-written story that stays true to the formula that romance readers around the world expect. Hope is an interesting character and I found myself cheering for her.  I also liked Lady Ryevale (George Huntley's mother) a lot. Both women were fully developed and became real to me.The story was solid and the dialog well done. I appreciated that fact that the author did not go into paragraph after paragraph of detail in regard to description of the Huntley home or other locations. (a big dislike of mine is tons of description.  It bores me. I prefer to create the details in my head of their surroundings. Just give me a few tidbits to work with.)I thought I knew the "conflict" that would arrive, but instead I was surprised with the turn of events.  That was nice, as I don't much like books that are completely predictable. I also enjoyed the ending.  It was clever and sweet.One thing that I would have liked to have seen was more development of the character George.  I just did not get a good picture of him in my mind, nor did his brother (married to Eulogy) seen like a real human male.  Since the brother was not in much of the book it is not a huge factor, but he just seemed a little too cloying. The lack of giving me a solid picture of George kept me from 5 stars.  It is not a glaring problem, but 5 stars means it was perfect and, for me, that kept it from being so.I would give Hope's Betrayal 4.5 stars.  It is a sweet romance that will make you feel good inside.