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ladynovella's review against another edition
3.0
That was... weird. And I can't talk about it without spoiling it, so under the "Spoiler" buffer it goes.
I didn't hate it. But probably not my top favorite of the Lady Emily books. After the initial shock of Emily's dead first husband showing up, that aspect of the story was kind of awkward. And Philip expected her to still be in love with him, when she never really was (at least, not before he died). She just married him because it was the thing to do (also, to appease her overbearing mother). But Philip's adoration of Emily was too much (with that irritating nickname he has for her - sorry, but after eleven books plus a couple of short stories, "Kallista" just does not suit Lady Emily as a nickname. It's way too pretentious for her. I've never bought into it, outside of Cecile using it. And that's because Cecile does what she likes). It's like he was expecting an unchanged statue to come running back to him, never mind that ten years have passed in the story and Emily's moved on and has her own little family.
Nope. I firmly ship Emily and Colin. That could be why I was uneasy with this story and why I felt such relief and finding out that "Philip" wasn't actually Emily's deceased first husband - he was actually an impostor. I wish Team Emily had figured that out before and tried to work it out. Though I suspect Colin was doing so behind the scenes and Emily was too shell-shocked to follow that line of thinking herself (can't blame her, honestly. She may be intelligent and fiercely independent, but there's is only one response to someone long thought dead walking back in the door. Well... two responses, but this isn't a zombie story).
It was fine enough for what it was.
I didn't hate it. But probably not my top favorite of the Lady Emily books. After the initial shock of Emily's dead first husband showing up, that aspect of the story was kind of awkward. And Philip expected her to still be in love with him, when she never really was (at least, not before he died). She just married him because it was the thing to do (also, to appease her overbearing mother). But Philip's adoration of Emily was too much (with that irritating nickname he has for her - sorry, but after eleven books plus a couple of short stories, "Kallista" just does not suit Lady Emily as a nickname. It's way too pretentious for her. I've never bought into it, outside of Cecile using it. And that's because Cecile does what she likes). It's like he was expecting an unchanged statue to come running back to him, never mind that ten years have passed in the story and Emily's moved on and has her own little family.
Nope. I firmly ship Emily and Colin. That could be why I was uneasy with this story and why I felt such relief and finding out that "Philip" wasn't actually Emily's deceased first husband - he was actually an impostor. I wish Team Emily had figured that out before and tried to work it out. Though I suspect Colin was doing so behind the scenes and Emily was too shell-shocked to follow that line of thinking herself (can't blame her, honestly. She may be intelligent and fiercely independent, but there's is only one response to someone long thought dead walking back in the door. Well... two responses, but this isn't a zombie story).
It was fine enough for what it was.
buildingtaste's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Waste of the surprise bigamy trope. Come on, man.
kythera's review against another edition
3.0
These books are getting fairly sedate, as several other reviewers have pointed out, and this one is less mystery than ‘when is it going to be revealed that this guy is a fake’. There’s also a huge shift at the end where the book suddenly becomes about antiquities theft. But, I’m still reading when I want something easy going (in this case, read most of the book sparked out on codiene). A relaxing read.
fem71's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
hillaryhere's review against another edition
5.0
That plot was a wild ride and the secondary storyline one of the first truly interesting ones in several books! Emotional Rollercoaster seriously.
ladyash8878's review against another edition
4.0
This one was crazy. Her dead husband, who we learned in the first book is quite dead, SHOWS UP AT THE GREEK VILLA!!! What is happening? Now the whole gang has to figure out what is going on, who is this man, and what is happening around the town.
mclizzy6710's review against another edition
4.0
The beginning had me confused for half a second thought I was reading book one again since it starts off with her being married to her dead husband but once I got past all that I really got drawn into the story. It was a wild ride.
lilkim714's review against another edition
2.0
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