Review: Hilarious, campy Regency fun
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 14, 2012
Maybe I'm reading these wrong, but I think Cari Hislop writes her books with her tongue firmly in her cheek. If you read this as a serious romance, it's not very good, but I read it as a farce, a light-hearted jab at historical romance conventions. I've read four of her books and every one of them is similar. They are fast reads, are laugh out loud funny, and will keep you smiling and sighing throughout. There were a few grammar and spelling errors, but not too many. In the spirit of the story, I would describe the characters as poor Adam and his heart (the creature in his chest, wailing for its mistress), and Eve (her own heart desperately leaping toward Adam). Honestly, don't pick up this book thinking it is a "normal" Regency romance. It isn't, it's something far rarer, a well-executed comedy.