Review: Horrible heroine, fabulous sister
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 3, 2012
I don't think I've ever encountered a more self-absorbed heroine than Lady Raine Grenville.  Her selfish, impulsive actions destroy her reputation and risk ruining the lives of her family and even her lover, Garrett Creighton.  I kept expecting the traumatic events in her life to inspire some introspection and remorse but she remains oblivious for about 80 percent of the book.  I had a very hard time liking her and, as a result, it was hard to accept the ending.This book's saving grace was Raine's selfless younger sister, Elspeth.  I would have enjoyed the book much more if she had been the heroine instead of Raine.  The scenes in the Crimea were great and I wish there had been more of them.A few quibbles.  There were a few spelling mistakes scattered throughout the text - at one point, Garrett's voice is described as having a 'masculine timber'.  In addition, all of the 'commoners' in this book sound like they graduated from the Dick Van Dyke school of Cockney Accents.  They sounded closer to Irish in my head with all of their 'oy-ing'.Ms McGuinn is a talented writer and I wouldn't mind reading more of her books.  Unfortunately, Raine spoiled this one for me.