Review: First Class Historical Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2013
Four and a half stars to AUDRA by Amanda L.V. Shalaby. What a lovely, sweet historical Shalaby has given us with AUDRA. There are lots of historicals out there, but very rarely do you find one with the obvious attention to maintaining an appropriate tone and ambiance in keeping with the era. Shalaby obviously has a great love of this period in English history, and that love shines through every description and line of dialogue. There are no anachronisms in this book, and no efforts to modernize the sexual relations between a 16 yr old girl and the "boy next door" who loves her. It is sweet, they are sweet, and you will find yourself cheering for Audra and Crispin every step of the way.Additionally, Shalaby has crafted a very nice suspenseful storyline. We have our suspicions, but the final reveal is enough of a surprise to make it worth our wait.Highly recommend this book to romance readers who love history and a more genteel romance. Beautiful job by Shalaby.