by Eva Ibbotson
A bit of a fluffy, light easy read. No real surprises here, but pleasant enough.
I happened to have just finished a book on classical music, and therefore some pieces are still floating around in my mind. Reading this little young adult book by Ibbotson with such music still retained was certainly relaxing. I pictured Vienna, the name of streets, of places and buildings that I o...
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3 Star "I'm Hopeless" Review What I like about Eva Ibbotson's YA romances is that they are sweet, and her writing is truly lovely. Absolutely, Meyer's Twilight cannot compare. Yet, if you've read one of her YA romances, you've read them all. My first and still favorite book of hers is A Countess B...
A re-read. I do like this one. The atmosphere of the various settings is lovely, and the characters are fun. The antagonist is definitely in the love-to-hate category. The hero could easily slip into that kind of overbearing stereotype, but he never does, which is nice. [Mar. 2011]
The best of Eva Ibbotson's "romance" books. All her books share a gorgeous style, a way with words that brings everything to life and moves the story along, even when there is very little action and no surprises. (No offense, but the stories are very formulaic. But she manages to make the simple plo...
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