Review: GREAT READ!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2014
SUMMER'S BOOK BLOGLovely Little Liar is a historical romance novel by Gloria Gay. It is set in England in the 1800s, Abigail Westcoate was once a well to do member of society but a series of events led to her being cast out. She was jilted at the alter, her father lost his fortune and after her father passed away her inheritance was stolen. She ends up destitute and finds herself having to create a new identity in order to find a job and survive. She goes to work as a governess for the sister of the man responsible for her current situation. The marquess is nothing like the villain she imagined, he is caring and very attractive and she is having a hard time hating him like she wants to and he is making his way into her heart. Will she be able to keep up with all the lies or will they blow up in her face?Lovely Little Liar is a very sweet romance novel where two people are falling in love even though the society of that time period would frown upon their relationship. The author has a very descriptive and detailed way of writing making the reader feel that they are a part of the time period in which the story takes place. I have not read very many historical romances but I fell in love with the authors descriptions of society at that time. Abby was a wonderful character and I really connected with her, she seemed independent far beyond expectations of the time period. She created an identity and got a job and did what she had to do to be able to support herself and her beloved aunt. She was smart, strong, admirable and overcame terrible circumstances. The beginning of this novel was very slow but started to pick up about a quarter of the way into it and once it started to get interesting the rest of the story was excellent. There were some mystery elements, some thrilling scenes and some suspenseful sections. The entire novel had an air of suspense because the marquess, Rave, suspected Abby to be keeping a secret. The entire time he was pursuing her he spoke of the mystery of her past and the reader was left wondering if her secrets would come out and what would happen. There were some interesting plot twists and a villain out to get Abby and I never expected some of the crazy drama that happened, this aspect definitely added quite a bit of excitement to the story. Rave ends up being quite the dashing hero and I loved him, he didn't care about the rules of society, he just wanted Abby for who she was.This novel is a stand alone and there is a happily ever after which they deserve after everything that happens! Over all I really enjoyed this novel and think it would make a great series if the other characters we met were to get their own novels. Each secondary character was interesting and would make for a wonderful book!