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The Game and the Governess - Community Reviews back

by Kate Noble
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Malin
Malin rated it 9 years ago
At seventeen, Miss Sophie Baker is looking forward to her debut in society. She's only a few months away from graduating from a prestigious ladies' academy and her future looks bright. Then her father dies suddenly, destitute after having been swindled by a con man. Sophie's whole world changes and ...
willaful
willaful rated it 11 years ago
I loved Revealed so much, and every other Noble book I’ve tried has been a sad disappointment to me. Until now. It’s not that I think this is a great book. I’d have to read it in print to feel like I could properly evaluate it, but it definitely had its fair share of historical cliches and commonp...
WhiskeyintheJar Romance
WhiskeyintheJar Romance rated it 11 years ago
Took more than halfway through for the hero and heroine to meet, hero was immature and unlikeable for 90% of story. Never felt the main couple had any passion together and the overall story fell flat because of lack of anything going on. Really, the main problem was the hero, if you can even call ...
Tellulah Darling
Tellulah Darling rated it 11 years ago
It was okay. It took me a while to have a good sense of Phoebe. I just didn't have that burning desire to make sure everyone got their HEA. Thank you to Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books and NetGalley for a fair and honest review in exchange for a copy.
Anna Bobs Her Hair - Silent Reader, Talking Books
At the age of seventeen, Phoebe Baker experienced a change of fortune. It led to the loss of her father and left her nearly without means to survive -- all this due to one earl’s inaction. Employed as a governess, Phoebe works toward changing her circumstances. She will build a new life in America w...
Danielle's Reading Adventures
Danielle's Reading Adventures rated it 11 years ago
This is well-written and has an authentic feel for a Regency romance, but the male lead, Ned, isn't very likable for a significant portion of the book, and Phoebe's personality seemed too buried under governess reserve, so I didn't bond as much to either of them. For that reason, I would have to giv...
Bright and Shiny Shiny
Bright and Shiny Shiny rated it 11 years ago
3.5Not quite as good as her last series--I hope the next is better.
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