Review: Good story but too short and child's behavior not consistant
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2013
I really enjoyed this story but at one point in the novella--thought the girl sounded "calculating" she decided she'd had enough of being a lower classperson with no choices and DECIDED to lure the "Master" into bed to get power/money and to be able to make choices. OF course she fell in love with himin the process BUT her original thinking made me less attracted to this heroine. She came from an upper class family but father was killed in Reformation and when Charles became King--the property was not given back to the daughter of the original owner who'd given his life in fighting for Charles!The child (called wild with controlling ways and tantrums) did have real emotional problems but INSTANTLY with almost NO exceptions, she turned around aftermeeting this new governess.  TO me after two daughters and one granddaughter (and knowing people) this was just not right. No child would have completelychanged all her bad habits because of good treatment. She should have had some slip ups!I thought I'd bought a book but it was very short and I felt like they just STOPPED---the villain of the piece was thrown out of their house BUTnothing was done by hero to avenge the villain's actions.  Just not true to life!I enjoyed the story but there were a few 'bumps".  I would say all in all it was fun reading if you SUSPEND DISBELIEF.