Review: Could have been better with a different editor
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 2, 2013
There were elements that I liked about the book - the back and forth of the H/h in the paper; the lottery to discover and marry the Scarlet Plumiere; the Four Kings and their relationship.And then, there was the pacing.  The story dragged in several spots. One of the things that really struck me as very, very, very odd for a book set in England during the Napoleonic Wars, was a reference to American cowboys and using a lasso to catch someone.  The way we use cowboy didn't come into usage until 1849.  At that time a cowboy would be more like a cowherder - and is Spanish in origin.  Not American or British.  I've a really hard time buying that peers would refer to a Duke heir apparent by his first name.I won't be reading any more books in the series and will be deleting this from my account.