The Scandal of the Season
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781606405246 (1606405241)
Publish date: September 1st 2008
Publisher: Findaway World
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Drama,
Historical Romance,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
18th Century
I enjoyed the flavour of the early eighteenth century in this novel; the decadent rich and the wannabes, but the story itself was a bit thin and the ending was disappointing. Having said that, the audiobook was the perfect entertainment for long periods in traffic jams. Cameron Stewart's narration w...
Pretty much what the title of this review says. I love "The Rape of the Lock" but this book is really dull and too modern, and, quite frankly, I didn't like the writing. Show me someone is proud, don't tell me over and over and over again.
This is a sort of prequel / riff on The Rape of the Lock, told in a sort of breathless, bawdy Georgian/modern style medley. Basically, if you're the sort of person who likes this sort of thing, then this will be the sort of thing that you like. I really enjoyed it.
Meh.
I got about 30 pages into it and it wasn't working for me. Went to the reviews on Amazon and got my answer. Not worth the time.
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