by Lauren Willig, Kate Reading
This is the fourth book in the series, and as such, not the best place to start reading. This review will also contain some spoilers for book 3, The Deception of the Emerald Ring, so skip this review if you're not up to date. Despite being one of the acclaimed beauties of the ton, Miss Mary Alswo...
I love this series and its frothy blend of chick-lit, mystery, historical romance and spies. If you're looking for angst and tortured characters this isn't for you but they're fun, witty and highly entertaining. It took me a little longer to warm up to Mary and Vaughn as they both are kind of self...
Book #4 in the Pink Carnation series.Despite my best efforts, I had a hard time with this one. I could not get into this one at all, and found the heroine and the dual time changes annoying -- with the result that both stories suffered. Your mileage may vary. For the complete review, please go here...
I don't read romance as a rule. Most of what's out there is trite and a repetition of the usual cliches. Lauren Willig, however, is incredibly efficient at what she does. And what she does is create characters that defy their 2 dimensional existence to leap off the pages and land directly and wholly...
Lord Vaughn is one of my favorite characters...the unlikely, unlikeable hero. He made the book. I hope to see more of him and Mary in upcoming installments of the Pink Carnation series.
This book left me with overwhelming feelings of Meh and Blah. It was nowhere near as good as the first three. It was paced much slower than the previous books, and I had the hardest time getting interested in the historical storyline. I think that's mostly because I found neither Mary nor L...
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