Review: A good end to the trilogy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 25, 2012
Finally Henry's story with some hiccups though. The ending is too unbelievable. Even if Henry is that saintly, would Amy be that understanding to buy his ex-mistress a house and give her an endowment? And really, the mistress was with Henry for seven years. Henry is a generous man. What did she do with all that money? And if she's being hurt by Chesterton, why not find another protector? Plus, how could Amy and Marcus be so naive to think that a meeting in the dark stables with Amy in her night clothes is not a reason for concern? In addition, the scene between Henry and Amy's father was overplayed.Even so, there were many points to this story that made it worth reading. When Amy hid under Henry's bed was one of the many delightful scenes in this long novella.  The plot moved at a good pace and the secondary characters were used well and were not intrusive to the story of Henry and Amy. Evans also established good chemistry between the characters and their affection for each other was believable. Besides a few grammatical errors and a few lines that sounded a bit too modern, Evans did a good job of creating characters who were able to sustain a reader's interest. The story was neither too short nor too long winded.I wondered how Evans would create a story with Henry as the hero as he appeared so tame and saintly in the other books in the series. However, she was true to his character and the story was reflective of that. She also paired him with a heroine who complemented him and that shows that she truly understands her characters. This is a good end to the trilogy and I look forward to Evan's other works.