Review: An elegantly written historical fiction with an enchanting style!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2014
Wow, Parris Afton Bonds did a fantastic job with this installment of this Blue Bayou series.  From the opening scene and entirely throughout, I was left in awe as the writing style and tone of the author kept me engaged throughout.  Ex. "During the following days, Damien searched for the young woman incessantly, questioning those who had been in attendance at the entertainment that night.  However, in a palace as vast as Versailles, with its apartments behind apartments and its secret corridors, one could go weeks without seeing the same face among its thousands of inhabitants."  This is just one small sample of the pages upon pages of fabulous writing Bonds produced.The character development was top-notch, the themes aligned with the plot, and the writing style was indicative of the tone and styling that was used during the time period in which the story took place.  So many authors miss this, but Bonds did it flawlessly.  There is not much else to say here.  Blue Bayou is 263 pages of entertainment, adventure, love, and brilliance.In a time when books seem to fly on the market and quality is lacking, I assure you that you will not be disappointed by picking up this great read.  If you have any questions at all, or any doubts, I leave you with this (another sample) - "Though physically plain and below medium height, with the purple veins of dissolute life cob-webbing his skin, the Sun King still managed to reduce the court's most gifted speakers to tongue-tied muteness.  An indomitable egoist, he could thoroughly intimidate with his Bourbon characteristics: the harsh gaze and hooked nose."Impressive!  Good work.  Two thumbs up indeed! I cannot wait to read the second part of the series.