Review: MacMurrough is to be congratulated...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2013
...for giving the reading public 19 excellent Regency romances chock-full of history, references to (and including) real people, illuminating sidenotes on mores of the time, dissertations on Shakespeare, and a whole packet of rollicking good romance, derring-do, dastardly villains, and HEAs.I have read one review that lamented her "long-windedness" but I must disagree. I love a book that takes me away into another realm, another time, another world, and does it in depth. I so enjoyed the lengthy passages of, for instance, Shakespeare's plays (in Books 17 and 18). The descriptions of the Cato situation were extremely illuminating and educating. I love that!I am sorry to see the Rakehell series end. I finished Set 6 last night, which concluded about two months of reading each set of three books each in order. I thoroughly enjoyed the education I received about the Regency period (I am an unabashed Anglophile), and many times I found myself browsing through Wikipedia to learn more about various historical figures and events.The author's note at the end of Set 6 commented about her misgivings at presenting Book 16 ahead of 17 and 18, and I admit that as I began #17 I wondered why it hadn't been presented first. However, once I was into the book (around Chapter 5 or so), I realized that the presentation of "Madness" before "Beguiled" made a logical placement.Each Rakehell, his family and his HEA was so beautifully written. I applaud Ms. MacMurrough for her writing talent, and look forward to reading more titles by this delightful author. Brava!