Review: Enjoyable and Clean!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 23, 2014
There's a lot to love about this book! It's a Regency romance and proper speech is used. That took me a little bit to get used to, and I loved it! Elizabeth Armistead is beautiful but doesn't want that to be what men focus on. She's engaged to Mr. Cruikshank, who is blind so she knows he loves her for who she is and not how she looks. He's planning to join her in a month. She meets Colin Lloyd-Jones who had just broken off an engagement and was determined to stay away from all social engagements. Their first meeting doesn't go very well, but they soon feel safe around each other and manage to become friends.I also loved the characters! Elizabeth is beautiful, kind and loyal, yet she is capable of feeling jealous. Colin is wealthy and handsome and not interested in pursuing any type of relationship. There were some great scenes between the two of them, especially when Elizabeth would describe her life with Mr. Cruikshank once they were married and it didn't seem like it would be appealing to anyone. Then there was her best friend, Katherine, who decided that Colin was the man for her. Her interest in him made Elizabeth think twice about how she felt.I was sure the ending would be happy but it almost seemed like an impossible situation. How would loyal, determined Elizabeth get out of an engagement to a blind man? There are some twists and turns and I had to keep reading to find out what was going to happen next. The entire book was enjoyable and what I love the most is that it's 100% clean!!This is the first book I've read in the Miss Delacourt series, and even though it's #6, I didn't feel lost at all. I'm sure there are some references and characters that I didn't quite understand so it would be fun to read again after I've read the other ones!I received a copy of this book to review. My opinion is 100% my own.