kaelilcook's review
4.0
It was fairly straight forward. I was not overly surprised at the ending but it still held my attention and kept me reading. Overall a well written book.
onceuponasarah's review
3.0
Let's face it, the premise to this story was rather ridiculous. Even so, this was an engrossing and entertaining light read. If you're a fan of historical fiction and fantasy I would recommend it. But if you don't like fantasy don't read this book - it requires a bit of stretching of the imagination.
skundrik87's review
3.0
weirdly enough this reads like a mystery, with most of the plot being the mystery of who is the witch trying to assassinate people.
hafiezarosidi's review
4.0
It was okay. The magic part was a little...in the last bit of the story but overall, I just loved the historical dresses. If one may call it that
amdame1's review
3.0
I had no idea this was part of a series. Stands alone just fine.
A fun regency romance read about a girl with a limp and her Season.
3.5 stars
A fun regency romance read about a girl with a limp and her Season.
3.5 stars
rachelm31f6b's review
4.0
Really enjoyed it. IT was a cute story of magic and love and finding out who you are even with your disabilities.
librarianelizabeth's review
4.0
I wish there were more books in this series, I love the combination of Regency and magic, with a good dose of humor throughout.
thefriendlybibliophile's review
3.0
Perfect for my Regency era fix. I wish there were more scenes between Peregrine and Sophie but it was still a good read.
singinglight's review
4.0
Last year, I read Marissa Doyle's Bewitching Season and was a bit dubious. My dubiousness started when I saw the cover, with the badly fitted dress from the wrong period (this is 1837, not 1850!) and the funny curls. In short, the cover summed up my problems with the book: it just didn't convince me that the setting was really Victorian England.
But then I saw the cover for Doyle's latest book, Courtship and Curses, and look at it! It's not an awkwardly posed photograph; in fact it seems to be a tinted print, from the right period, and it made me stop and go, "Huh." And then I put it on hold. And I was right about it--it's a very nice book with lots of period detail and a heroine who is learning to deal with the fact that she's disabled. Plus there's a sweet romance and a good depiction of a friendship between two girls.
So was I right to judge the two books by their covers? Would I have liked Bewitching Season better if I hadn't been instantly put off when I picked it up? I don't know. I'd guess that it might have helped but that Doyle has also grown as a writer.
But then I saw the cover for Doyle's latest book, Courtship and Curses, and look at it! It's not an awkwardly posed photograph; in fact it seems to be a tinted print, from the right period, and it made me stop and go, "Huh." And then I put it on hold. And I was right about it--it's a very nice book with lots of period detail and a heroine who is learning to deal with the fact that she's disabled. Plus there's a sweet romance and a good depiction of a friendship between two girls.
So was I right to judge the two books by their covers? Would I have liked Bewitching Season better if I hadn't been instantly put off when I picked it up? I don't know. I'd guess that it might have helped but that Doyle has also grown as a writer.
caitlin_bookchats's review
3.0
Fluffy, fairly predictable, pretty much exactly what I expected going in.