Review: 3.5
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2014
Nice read. The plot was something different from the usual 'regency/victorian' romance, even while being somewhat faithful to the pillars of the genre. The setting was believable enough, the characters likeable, the writing graceful, the situations funny.The only thing which prevented me from giving it a higher rating was the fact that the romance gets actually solved at 2/3 into the book...the last third is basically a weird, big and not really very believable succession of misunderstandings...the problem Jem has with explaining himself and his motives might be funny the first few times...but after a while it gets kind of frustrating...and Prudence, of course, doesn't seem able to add 1+1 and figure it out herself even while the guy is pratically following her around asking her to marry him. Wake up, both of you!On the whole, though, it was a fun quick read, entertaining and nicely written. Doesn't make me want to read it right back from the start once I finished it like some other books I loved, but I'll definitely keep it where I might find it again in the next future for another enjoyable read.