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Thief of Shadows (Maiden Lane, #4)
by Elizabeth Hoyt (Goodreads Author), Ashford Macnab
by Elizabeth Hoyt (Goodreads Author), Ashford Macnab
Lisa Kay's review
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Aug 03, 12
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Read on July 06, 2012
Harlequin Mask
★★★★½ (This is a review of the audiobook.) Oh, I love the Maiden Lane series and this one is so well narrated by Ashford MacNab, who also does the rest of the series; thus, it is all the more pleasurable. Her accents and tones were very well done, making them discernible individual characters.
As far as the story, it is hard to follow on the heels of “Charming” Mickey O’Connor and Widowed Silence Hollingbrook, but Ms. Hoyt pulls off the telling of the sainted Winter Makepeace and willful Lady Isabel Beckinhall’s love story.
Winter, long suspected by many of being the Ghost of St. Giles, has to finally face his ultimate dilemma: lust and desire for the beautiful and alluring Isabel, or remain focused to his cause. Will he give up his monk-like existence, his protective nature toward his orphans, his night-time rescues? Will she want him to? After all, she has secret yearnings of her own. Will she accept (view spoiler)?
Of course, when I got to the part where they were trying to (view spoiler), I was irately saying to myself: “Why? Why? Why are Temperance and Hero out of town now?!?”
This author is pairing the working class with the aristocracy in her progression of novels, which have a delishiously Gothic feel to them; yet, each couple is unique. It is always a sign of a great series, by a talented writer (as opposed to a lucky one), if she can make you fall for heroes who are so completely opposite of one another, as are Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire, from Wicked Intentions; or gin-selling Griffin Remmington, Lord Reading, certainly a less than ideal hero at the beginning of Notorious Pleasures; then to ruthlessly “Charming” Micky from Scandalous Desires; and on through to pious avenger Winter in this one! “Bravo!”
Oh...and, by the way, the love scenes are H.O.T.!
Maiden Lane Cast of Characters - Elizabeth Holt's website
Mask from http://stores.venicebuysmasks.com/
★★★★½ (This is a review of the audiobook.) Oh, I love the Maiden Lane series and this one is so well narrated by Ashford MacNab, who also does the rest of the series; thus, it is all the more pleasurable. Her accents and tones were very well done, making them discernible individual characters.
As far as the story, it is hard to follow on the heels of “Charming” Mickey O’Connor and Widowed Silence Hollingbrook, but Ms. Hoyt pulls off the telling of the sainted Winter Makepeace and willful Lady Isabel Beckinhall’s love story.
Winter, long suspected by many of being the Ghost of St. Giles, has to finally face his ultimate dilemma: lust and desire for the beautiful and alluring Isabel, or remain focused to his cause. Will he give up his monk-like existence, his protective nature toward his orphans, his night-time rescues? Will she want him to? After all, she has secret yearnings of her own. Will she accept (view spoiler)?
Of course, when I got to the part where they were trying to (view spoiler), I was irately saying to myself: “Why? Why? Why are Temperance and Hero out of town now?!?”
This author is pairing the working class with the aristocracy in her progression of novels, which have a delishiously Gothic feel to them; yet, each couple is unique. It is always a sign of a great series, by a talented writer (as opposed to a lucky one), if she can make you fall for heroes who are so completely opposite of one another, as are Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire, from Wicked Intentions; or gin-selling Griffin Remmington, Lord Reading, certainly a less than ideal hero at the beginning of Notorious Pleasures; then to ruthlessly “Charming” Micky from Scandalous Desires; and on through to pious avenger Winter in this one! “Bravo!”
Oh...and, by the way, the love scenes are H.O.T.!
Maiden Lane Cast of Characters - Elizabeth Holt's website
Mask from http://stores.venicebuysmasks.com/
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Jul 07, 2012 04:21pm
Nice one Lisa Kay! I think EH did pull this one off as well, esp after Mickey and Silence's story.
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I also love Winter. ;) EH did do a really good job with this one..and the set up for the next one has me wanting it NOW. :D
I love the pic of the mask! This s an excellent review! I love Ashford Mcnab as well. I'm so pleased she's continued reading the series. I'm always happy to see another Elizabeth Hoyt fan! :)
Wow! Excellent review. I am putting this EH series on my list. Your ststement is a great reminder to writers...a talented writer vs. one who gets lucky.
Totally loved this one too. I found it harder to relate to Hero and Griffin but Winter had me from the beginning. Hoyt is an expert at crafting steamy love scenes!
