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Lädt ... The Wicked Wagervon Anya Wylde
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This was a nice, easy book to read. Although there were several characters, it was not hard to tell them apart. I liked Emma and Catherine very much. Emma's fiance, Richard, was also enjoyable to read. When Richard hatches a plan to try to get married sooner, he impersonates a gardener. At times, I wanted to cringe while reading, because the lie becomes more and more convoluted. There are also several people who are hiding secrets of their own. There is blackmail and a murder to liven things up. I thought this book was a fun diversion, and would be happy to see more from this author. ( ) About 25 pages into this historical romance, I stopped reading. I wasn't enjoying the choppy, abrupt writing style, and I thought that all that lay ahead of me was a silly, poorly written piece of romantic fluff. But then on the advice of another reviewer, I picked up the book again a few days later... and I'm glad I did. The writing style improved remarkably, the characters fleshed out, and an interesting plot began to develop. And being a sucker for a good mystery, I was pleasantly surprised by the tightly plotted murder mystery that emerged in the second half of the novel. All in all, a good read. Maybe it deserves 1 1/2 stars. The mystery plot had potential but only truly occupied the last quarter of the book and the solution is basically just handed to us without any real detection. The Regency romance plot was absolutely terrible with all kinds of behaviour that was beyond the bounds of believability. A young Earl masquerades as an elderly gardener and 1) no-one misses him from his usual life; 2) no-one notices his hands (and face) are not weather and work-worn; 3) he is able to actually stay employed while spending all his time meeting with his fiance who is visiting the house etc etc. Then there is Penelope who is trying to become the mistress of any gentleman she can find to avoid scandal about her pregnancy!!?! Obviously she like the author doesn't realize that gentlemen did not take unmarried young women of good family as mistress! And that is ignoring the chapter which is devoted to the (extremely unlikely) response of the ladies and gentlemen to the intrusion of a mouse into the dining room. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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The infamous rake, Lord Richard Hamilton, has finally chosen his bride-the very appropriate Miss Emma Grey. The ton approves, Lord Grey is pleased, Lady Grey delighted, and Emma is over the moon, but her uncle, (the blasted) Duke of Arden opposes the match, and Emma is ordered to move to the duke's estate to think things over. Richard Hamilton refuses to take things lying down and concocts a plan. A plan that should have brought the lovers together and had them married within a month. It was a simple matter of masquerading as the duke's gardener, compromising the lady, and then having the duke rush them off to Gretna Green. Alas, he underestimates the duke's intelligence and the tangled situation on the estate-never had he imagined that compromising a lady could be so difficult. His endeavours lead to a comedy of errors, charades, and knotty love affairs. Yet he forges ahead in spite of pesky house guests, a flea bitten mattress, his lovesick best friend, and a blackmailer. Just when things seem to be going well, someone is murdered (very inconvenient), and he happens to be one of the suspects (extremely inconvenient). His simple plan for winning the wager suddenly becomes ... a tad complicated. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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