Review: Not bad- not great
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2014
Maybe a 3.5 stars. I almost quit, but I'm glad I didn't because I really enjoyed that the plot was quite different than most Regency romances, and the characters were interesting if a bit stilted. But the writing bothered me. I feel as this writer needs more writing practice or an editor. She makes a huge effort to use the language that would be of the period, which is fine, but then, there are phrases such as, "a frown descended upon her features." Really? What's wrong with "she frowned" ? I mean isn't a frown usually on the forehead and expresses confusion or displeasure,etc? Would her hand or chest or legs be frowning? This type of redundancy is unnecessary, detracts from the novel, and leaves me wishing the same story were written by another author. If you're more focused on the story and characters and the writing is not important to you, you'll love it.