Review: Very Good Regency
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2013
For lovers of historical romance, this is a delight.Too often it seems to me as if the strong-willed heroine and the Regency Romance are totally at odds with one another. There is nothing quite so frustrating as being immersed in a moment in time and suddenly being slapped in the face with the "NO WAY!" moment. You know the one I mean; that incident or turn of phrase or mannerism which instantly kicks you out of the story with the force of a freight train because it's so implausible or just wouldn't happen. Lately it seems to be happening to me more and more as more authors write present day behavior in a setting or time where it is totally inappropriate.This doesn't happen in this book. In it, we have the beautiful and strong-willed woman that is trapped by her role in society. There is the manipulative and scheming mother, trying to secure and advance her daughter's place in society at any cost. And of course there is the Hero, who is just as reluctant to fulfill his role as defined by the times. And finds himself helpless to resist when he meets our heroine, even if scandal is merely a whisper away and one's reputation is more important than mere facts. And an act that we would consider mundane is enough to ruin an unmarried young girl.Very few grammar errors and a great story makes this well worth reading for fans of Regency Romance.