Review: Another Delightful Novel by Margaret Bennett
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2014
This is the third Margaret Bennett book that I've read.  I enjoyed it just as much as I did the first two and would be hard pressed to say which of the three is my favorite.  Ms. Bennett is a fairly new author.  She only has a few books, and "The Hopeless Hoyden" is one of her earlier ones.  Keeping that in mind, Ms. Bennett's books evince a talent for creative writing.  The stories she weaves, while by no means perfect, are extremely enjoyable.This book is quite well written, the plot interesting and nicely paced, and the characters well drawn and relatable.  Some editing is needed to add a bit of polish to the book, but all in all any grammatical errors, etc., did not detract from my pleasure in the story.Emily is a hoydenish young miss of 18 years.  She is the daughter of a baronet, a title which her older brother Tom, now holds.  Emily is unconventional, fearless, and quick witted.  She has a penchant saying "oh pooh" that I found mildly irritated, but other than that I loved her.One day, while out picking berries, Emily overhears a plot to murder Gabriel, Viscount Lindemann.  On the verge of being discovered, Emily takes off running, and ends up inflicting bodily harm on said potential victim, Gabriel.  LOL  Gabe is intrigued by the lovely wood sprite and is determined to spend more time with her.  To that end, he invites her to attend his house party, that is currently underway.  From there the story quickly develops to the HEA.In attendance at the house party are a couple of mean spirited, selfish, beauties, one of whom is determined to snag for herself a Viscountess coronet.  But, all this vain beauty's efforts are for naught, as Gabe quickly falls under the spell of his lovely wood sprite.  The murder plot against Gabe adds intrigue to the story.  Emily is determined to help Gabe uncover the arbiter of the nefarious plot, while he is equally determined to prevent her from getting herself killed.....no easy feat by any means!  LOLDespite the murder plot, this is a lighthearted story.  Emily is a delightful baggage and, more often than not, gets herself into one scrape or another.  Poor Gabe has his hands full trying to keep up with the spirited beauty.  Before long the murderous fiend is revealed and ousted, Gabe convinces his lady love of his undying devotion, and the couple achieve their HEA.  Sigh!I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it as a worthwhile read.  BTW this Is a clean romance!