Review: The Companion to the Blind Aristo is a Young Woman!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2013
This book is a pleasant read for those of us who don't want to trudge through heavy waters to a happy ending.  It's particularly gratifying that the Hero and Heroine are intelligent and don't dither in the land of "misunderstanding."  Their personal self doubts are realistically portrayed and resolved in a reasonable amount of time.A more astute author would expand a bit upon some of the secondary characters or show more scenes of the Hero and Heroine's interacting, rather than describing their interactions.  The massive house and the grounds are not given much to do, and usually a book set in a creepy old house has a few more excitements for the reader.  Also, it seems a bit unrealistic that the Heroine could be left quite so destitute after her parents die -- surely an only female child would be provided for in any standard will?The villain of the piece is given no real psychological underpinning for his/her behavior.  So, again, you can just enjoy this book on a rainy day for its modest accomplishments and resounding happy ending.  You actually do believe the couple will have an interesting and satisfying marriage.  And that's sometimes enough for a romance!