A short story that was a bit disappointing…
Winning the Wallflower by Eloisa James
(2011, Regency Historical) 1/1/2012
Grade: 3
When Lucy unexpectedly inherits a fortune, her mother is thrilled because it means Lucy can break off her engagement to the son of a solicitor, who is wealthy but not suitable. But Lucy isn’t so sure. Cyrus Ravensthorpe is attractive, but Lucy wonders if there’s something more behind his silent exterior. It takes a broken engagement for each of them to learn who the other really is on the inside.
This started off very well, with interesting characters and an almost Julia Quinn-ish writing style. The characters were well drawn and unique, despite the short story length. However, the story was just too short – even shorter than expected since half of the length of the Kindle book was taken up by excerpts from other books. The story was just getting started when abruptly it was over. It left me somewhat unsatisfied.
Karen Wheless
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