Review: Okay read not executed well
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2013
I am familiar with the writer from another medium and I was looking forward to seeing what she would do with an original piece. There was much to like about this book. Ms. Fraser excels at snappy dialogue both internal and external and this book is no exception. The biggest problem with this is that there is too much, way too much internal dialogue to the point that it became annoying. It also made it difficult to see much character development in any of the other characters, particularly the male protagonist. For most of the story he is a cardboard cutout being moved from scene to scene. He has the potential of being a very interesting and likeable character, but it's never fully realized because the Lady overwhelms everything.The premise could have been excellent if this had been a historical piece. But in modern day London, I found it not only hard to believe but extremely hard to care about. The life and times of the rich and privileged are not very engaging, especially when, as a reader, you are required to care whether this young woman can land herself a rich husband to save her family's estate. Well, sorry to say, I did not care at all.The other problem I had was the fact that this is apparently a series of which I was not aware. It was not very well done. In my view, a book in a series should be able to stand alone as well as set up the next book. This one ended abruptly with many plot arcs unresolved.This writer has great promise but would definitely benefit from tougher editing. I look forward to reading more from her, but maybe not this series.