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I liked this book, but didn’t love it. This is a great author & I have enjoyed all of her books that I have read, but this one was probably my least favorite. I felt there were too many modern manners & conversation topics & manners applied to the regency period that it was not credible. Some “breaks in propriety” are okay, but this was a little over the top for me to the point that it became silly & I couldn’t take it seriously. The plot was good, not great as I started tiring of it & found mys
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This is not a story one should pick up with the expectation that they will have finished it in a few hours, this is a long, detailed story full of politics and family. There are many ways a story can capture your imagination, and this one excelled at humor, passion, care for others, and heroines abound. The men were heroic in their own right, too, certainly. It was brutal in some ways, and in every way beautiful in its craftmanship. A lovely tale from start to finish.
Though dramatic & political, manages to be a quite low angst and humorous read. Very well done.
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