So Enchanting
The Scottish hamlet of Little Firkin has one important industry: the guardianship of Amelie Chase, a witchling banished by the ton for her alleged supernatural powers, and entrusted by her benefactor to Fanny Walcott. But the scheme is hitting a snag: Little Firkin is cramping Amelie’s style,...
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The Scottish hamlet of Little Firkin has one important industry: the guardianship of Amelie Chase, a witchling banished by the ton for her alleged supernatural powers, and entrusted by her benefactor to Fanny Walcott. But the scheme is hitting a snag: Little Firkin is cramping Amelie’s style, anonymous notes are threatening her life, and now, two handsome travelers arrive with tantalizing links to the pasts of both women. And what’s happening in Little Firkin is so enchanting, it’s going to take a leap of faith to believe it.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780451416292 (0451416295)
Publish date: February 3rd 2009
Publisher: Onyx
Pages no: 407
Edition language: English
Made it to page 100 and still had practically no interest in the story - it made no sense at all, even as a tall story, the few "historical" details were completely off, and I had no connection with the characters. It almost seemed like the book was written as an extended joke on the reader.I haven'...
Started well, ended well, but there was a lot of drag in between, particularly the most tedious two young lovers I've seen since Georgette Heyer was writing. There's even some Heyeresque commenting on how very tedious they are: "The only interruptions to this inanity were the breathless silences du...
So glad she's back to historical!
I'm not giving this any stars because I didn't finish it. At the halfway mark into the book, I realized it wasn't going to appeal to me and skimmed the rest.Too many side characters and not enough character development of Fanny and Grey. I never engaged with the "mystery" plot and found no reason t...