The Seduction of the Crimson Rose
by:
Lauren Willig (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B003S9W9T0
Publish date: January 31st 2008
Publisher: NAL
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Mystery,
Historical Romance,
Historical Mystery,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Regency
Series: Pink Carnation (#4)
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...
10 years ago
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