Reviews

Rainbird's Revenge by Marion Chesney

helenephoebe's review against another edition

4.0

Review - A fantastic end to the series, and also great as a standalone book. I think Pelham's attitude towards his servants formed a huge part of the novel, and it was great to see two different classes of people interacting together. At first I hated both Pelham and Jenny, but they began to grow on me. I still don't see them as very developed characters and their story arc was a little unbelievable. I loved Rainbird and his skills and personality.

Genre? - Historical / Romance

Characters? - John Rainbird / Peter, Duke of Pelham / Lizzie / Angus MacGregor / Mrs Middleton / Alice / Jenny / Jenny Sutherland / Jonas Palmer

Setting? - London (England)

Series? - A House for the Season #6

Recommend? - Yes

Rating - 16/20

saraleoni's review against another edition

5.0

A satisfying end to a charming series. Can be read pretty well on its own as well.

una_macchia's review against another edition

5.0

Loved the resolution for all the servants. The romance between two flawed characters is nice too, but I'm all about the servants' stories.

cheriekg's review

lighthearted fast-paced

2.0

As always, the 75% of this book that focuses on the servant characters is fun and enjoyable. The 20% that focuses on an ill-conceived romance is cringeworthy.

ilosttrackofthings's review

4.0

My only complaint is that I expected there to be an indication the couple from the first book were all right, but sadly there was not. They're just missing forever I guess.

haramis's review

2.0

Meh. I remember really liking this as a youngster, but as an adult, it just seems full of holes, like a piece of fabric lazily woven so that the result is very fragile. In retrospect, the story is silly and contrived. This was a very disappointing conclusion to the series.

anjana's review against another edition

4.0

Full Series review:
https://superfluousreading.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/a-house-for-the-season-by-marion-chesney-writing-as-m-c-beaton

emmalg's review

2.0

I found the relationship between the Duke and Jane really poorly developed. The relationships between the servants are also quite stilted by this point and given how they have changed from book one I do think the growth of their characters could have been better written.

Overall, I am glad I finished the series as I had been keen to reach the ending of the servants' tale but I doubt I will reread these books in a hurry.

wyvernfriend's review

3.0

light regency romance

kristin's review

4.0

Booktubeathon book #7
-book older than me
-read seven books

Everybody got there hea, but it felt a bit rushed and convenient.

Series review

This is a fun, light series that focuses on the servants of 67 Claridge street. The servants are definitely what pulled me through the series and made me want to read the entire thing. The series is obviously well researched, I learnt a lot about the era.
Towards the end of the series , the hea tend to become more rushed and the "gentlemen" become less like gentlemen. The characters at the start of the book can seem vain or stupid, but mostly they grow on you as you learn more about them.

#1 -3 stars
#2 - 4 stars
#3 - 4 stars
#4 - 3 stars
#5 - 4 stars
#6 - 4 stars

#2 and #3 where definitely my favourites in the series.