From the Bookshelf of Around the World in 80 Books…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book, and really I can't put my finger on WHY I loved it even more than the rest of the Pink Carnation series, but I did. Perhaps the author was energized by the change in scenery (this one is set in India), perhaps I just liked the heroine, Penelope, more than the other heroines, perhaps it was the hero, Alex Reid. One quibble: I would have liked to know Lord Staines better - he was a bit too two-dimensional. And it may be that two-dimensional quality
...more
Reading this one was like riding a rollercoaster that takes forever to get to the top and then when it drops it does one loop-de-loop and the ride is over. While another interesting story, it took a while to pick up speed and didn't get exciting until the last quarter of the book. (view spoiler)
...more
This series is something of a guilty pleasure for me - there's nothing deeply literary here, but I like the historical accuracy spiced with largely ridiculous derring-do for the entertainment factor.
...more
May 27, 2010
Deedee
marked it as to-read
Jan 17, 2016
Renate
added it
May 02, 2016
Yani
marked it as to-read
Jul 21, 2016
Jocelyn
marked it as to-read
