Review: I don't read period romances . . . well, I didn't. But now I will!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 4, 2014
I just don't read period or historical romances. Never have, and thought I never would. Sophia Queen's A Deadly Waltz changed all that.As a reader, I didn't know what to expect. I was afraid there'd be lots of "thees" and "thous" and I'd get worn out trying to tolerate the Victorian vernacular. Didn't happen. Ms. Queen's characters are warm and down to earth. Karina was smart. personable, and torn in her feelings, and Sebastien was a dark and conflicted heartthrob. There were a couple of other characters I loved to hate, but in the case of at least one, I couldn't figure out why I hated that particular character. No spoiler here, but I found out in due time why this one character elicited such hatred from me - it was well-placed. I wondered right up to the end what was going to happen, and I wasn't disappointed by my surprise.As a writer, I was pleased with the plot. It had just enough twists and turns to keep me interested without being too confusing. The tension, sexual and otherwise, between the characters was just right. The language was easy to follow with just enough of the nuances of the period to keep me in that timeframe. I was happy with the pacing, the descriptions, and the detail to the characters. What few typos I found were less than the norm and in no way affected my reading. And I noticed NO misspellings and NO incorrectly conjugated verbs. Very well written.So did I like it? There was a hint at a follow-up volume. I hope Ms. Queen's working on that now. I'll be watching for it.