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tessisreading2's review against another edition
4.0
I was, for some reason, expecting yet another vaguely Victorian/regency hybrid thing... instead I got a sprightly, well-researched Edwardian romp. (At one point the heroine complains that the villain was ogling her and being inappropriate "as though she were a Florodora girl," which I think was the point I really fell in love with the book.) The actual romance and mystery and drama is relatively standard, but the setting shines and it was just such a fun read.
melwasul's review
3.0
*2.5/5*
Second tome de cette série de Maggie Robinson mais verdict identique pour le premier : c’est sympa, ça se laisse lire mais il manque un petit quelque chose pour en faire une lecture dont on se souvient un petit moment. C’est même une lecture que finalement on oublie vite et dont je ne suis même pas sure de lire le troisième tome à sa sortie …
Je ne vous referai pas un résumé de l’histoire, celui de la quatrième couverture suffit et en plus j’ai la flemme. Ce qui me fait réaliser que comme je n’ai pas grand-chose à raconter, pour une fois, ma chronique risque d’être très, très rapide (ou alors il me faudrait parler dans le vent)(autant vous faire gagner du temps ;) ). [...]
La suite ici: http://lune-et-plume.fr/accordez-moi-une-nuit-de-maggie-robinson/
Second tome de cette série de Maggie Robinson mais verdict identique pour le premier : c’est sympa, ça se laisse lire mais il manque un petit quelque chose pour en faire une lecture dont on se souvient un petit moment. C’est même une lecture que finalement on oublie vite et dont je ne suis même pas sure de lire le troisième tome à sa sortie …
Je ne vous referai pas un résumé de l’histoire, celui de la quatrième couverture suffit et en plus j’ai la flemme. Ce qui me fait réaliser que comme je n’ai pas grand-chose à raconter, pour une fois, ma chronique risque d’être très, très rapide (ou alors il me faudrait parler dans le vent)(autant vous faire gagner du temps ;) ). [...]
La suite ici: http://lune-et-plume.fr/accordez-moi-une-nuit-de-maggie-robinson/
jayvall's review against another edition
4.0
IN THE HEART OF THE HIGHLANDER is the second book in Robinson's Ladies Unlaced series, and it's just as much fun as the first. In this book, we meet up again with Mrs. Evensong, proprietress of the Evensong Agency, the establishment that provided IN THE ARMS OF THE HEIRESS' Louisa with her pretend husband. Here, Mrs. Evensong agrees to provide an actress to accompany Alec Raeburn to a Scottish spa and retreat in the hopes of drawing out the man Alec believes killed his wife. Rather than sending an actress as requested, Mrs. Evensong, who was in need of a bit of adventure, decides to go herself.
The plot of this book is a little far-fetched, but I've come to enjoy Maggie Robinson's work and I really enjoyed this. Alec and Mary are well matched, and I enjoyed the interplay between these two who start off by irritating each other. Readers who are tired of Regency-era romances, but still want
books set in England, will likely appreciate this series as it is set at the turn of the century, so we are treated to cars and early versions of vacation resorts and spas. My only complaint is that the villain was slightly crazy in that he didn't have a good reason for acting the way he did. However, the rest of the book was too delightful for me to let the crazy villain ruin the rest of the story. I continue to enjoy Maggie Robinson's work and wait excitedly for the next entry in this series.
The plot of this book is a little far-fetched, but I've come to enjoy Maggie Robinson's work and I really enjoyed this. Alec and Mary are well matched, and I enjoyed the interplay between these two who start off by irritating each other. Readers who are tired of Regency-era romances, but still want
books set in England, will likely appreciate this series as it is set at the turn of the century, so we are treated to cars and early versions of vacation resorts and spas. My only complaint is that the villain was slightly crazy in that he didn't have a good reason for acting the way he did. However, the rest of the book was too delightful for me to let the crazy villain ruin the rest of the story. I continue to enjoy Maggie Robinson's work and wait excitedly for the next entry in this series.
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