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I didn't like this book at all. It was kind of very very boring. The only good thing in the book is the cover.
3.5 stars. I don't know if Long's style has changed since The Perils of Pleasure, or if it's just that my tastes have changed, but none of the other books in this series has really done it for me. This one was better than many recent historicals I've tried: the story doesn't meander, the conflict i...
3 1/2 starsI had a tough time getting into this book. It felt awkward, like the author wasn't quite sure who the characters were. First we have Violet. She's supposed to be mischievous, intelligent, witty, but I found her to be a bit conceited and boring. Then, Flint was just plain hard to get to kn...
I'd say closer to 3.5 stars, but that's not an option. I hate coming in on the middle of a series, so that may be shading my score somewhat (because it didn't seem like you needed all the backstory, I just like to have it). I thought this was well written, and amusing and I'll have to check out th...
The story was wonderful and absolutely what I've come to expect from Long. She always manages to just skirt the TSTL line with her heroines, but never quite cross it. Violet was no exception. The editing was terrible. Seriously terrible. There were typos every few pages - bad ones - and the hero sai...
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