I am afraid i don't have high praises for this book. The premise sounded interesting, a story about 2 orphans masquerading as a lady and a gentleman in the hopes of landing a better life away from poverty and thievery. The first chapter went well, but after that i lost interest. The writing style does not appeal to me. Story development is lacking in too many plots. Examples:
When the hero Jamie hid in a carriage owned by the rich woman that later employed Beth he never saw a face. His assumptions as to the identity of the woman therefore appeared stupid and the subsequent mix-ups just irritated me.
Beth's friend heard about a rich woman who might be needing a companion, and pushed Beth to apply for the position. Without references and selling flowers as her only experience, Beth was too easily offered the job and her interaction with the employer became too personal too soon, even during the interview, and considering their difference in stations. I am not saying this would not have been possible, but here story development was totally missing. As a result, things appeared to be too easy and happening too fast to be realistic especially for the time period. There are more laughable examples but due to my lack of interest i can't quite bring them up (read this a few weeks back). I wondered how the author was going to execute the story, but the ending too was too convenient. I'm not going to elaborate on it, but it totally eroded whatever interest i had for this book.
There are also editorial errors like "Beth's FACED flushed crimson..." or "She made an honest living the only way she NEW how."
This has potential, but it needs a thorough makeover to my opinion. For now, i won't be reading any of these authors' (mother-daughter tandem) works. Perhaps it will appeal to other readers, it's for you to decide. All i'm glad about is that i got this for free, while today you'd have to pay for it, which is not worth the price with it's current contents.
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