Review: A Lovely and Different Debut
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2011
I really enjoyed this book, which is Chambers' first published work.  I wasn't too sure at first since I'm not a fan of the female-dressed-up-as-a-male theme, but it was well done here.  So often, it takes the hero the entire book to realize that the boy/man he's oddly attracted to is actually a woman, and the implausibility of that annoys me.  Not so here - Nathan isn't stupid, and he and many other characters catch on to Georgy's charade quickly.  The pacing of the novel also worked very well.  Chambers creates two wonderful characters and gives them ample time and opportunity to fall in love with each other.Chambers' exploration of class was something that also isn't covered much in Regency romances.  It isn't an intense academic exploration of class, but there was enough 'Downton Abbey'-ish drama to keep things interesting. Overall, a good historical read, and one I'm certain I'll want to read again in the future.