Keeping the Castle
Patrice Kindl,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Patrice Kindl,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780670014385
Publish date: 14-06-2012
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Very fun regency-era, YA romance in the tone of Austen. Althea is a fantastic heroine and the chemistry/quarreling/interactions between her and her leading man are laugh-out-loud funny. Totally adorable and completely enjoyable.
17-year-old Althea vows to marry for money in order to prevent her family’s perilously-perched castle from falling into ruin.“Oh, but Miss Crawley, lovely as you are, surely you of all ladies cannot find being a woman to be a burden!”Ah well. He was charming, handsome, wealthy, and titled. I suppo...
I borrowed this from the library the other day and read it quickly. It’s a small book, and I love the cover! Here is the Kobo summary: Seventeen-year-old Althea is the sole support of her entire family, and she must marry well. But there are few wealthy suitors – or suitors of any kind – in their...
A bit of Northanger Abbey, a bit of Emma, a bit of Pride & Prejudice, and rather more open in its snark than Austen.Light but thoroughly delightful.
An utterly charming piece of fluff. Althea's denseness in the matter of Mr. Fredericks ends up being somewhat exasperating, but there is a fine Austen-ian quality to the tale.
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