Review: "Everything has changed"
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2013
Plot:Almost impoverished after the death of her father, Clarissa takes on teaching of finer arts to the local gentry, and mentor to the rather neglected William and Aria. When their stepbrother, guardian, and the Earl of Kinford, Alexander Barrington, puts in an appearance in the village he finds his guardian role usurped as Clarissa questions his willingness to care for his family.Comments:- Sweet historical romance (Regency-ish)- 2369 locations- A sweet, clean romance, with only a few rather chaste kisses.- There are minor formatting issues (eg chapters don't start on a new page) and the occasional missed edit.Opinion:Picked this book up when it was recommended as "Heroine is a ladies companion" in a thread on Amazon customer discussions.A pleasant, easy read with rather odd characters - the b**y, needs a swift slap for her actions, step-sister Aria, the self-indulgent step-brother, and the slightly loony step-mother. And then there's our main protagonists, Clarissa and Alexander. Clarissa is sweet and clever, but a bit wishy-washy; Alexander has a presumptuous, arrogant, Earl-attitude. They join to make a rather (IMO) odd HEA.I wasn't convinced.It was a nice story, but seemed to skip the... romance. There was a distinct lack of wooing, of coming together, of becoming *more*. An easy read that needed refinement or greater length.-CR-