cotokeet's review against another edition
4.0
Another excellent book in this series, but please please stop saying "it would have been a laugh if it had been allowed to grow up a little" and "it would have been a smile if it had been allowed to grow up a little. Once? Fine. Once or twice a book? No, stop.
Otherwise suspenseful and well written. A good mix of historical fiction and romance.
Otherwise suspenseful and well written. A good mix of historical fiction and romance.
poorashleu's review against another edition
3.0
Originally posted at Nose in a Book
Another Lauren Willig novel! This is her third in the series so you would think I’d be used to the slow burn of her novels by now. You’d be wrong. Usually I hate slow burns. But this one is so well done I believe it and I crave more slow burn. I want more of Letty and Geoff who spend most of the book at odds with each other. In case my reviews haven’t made it clear: I hate angst. That’s Tina’s job here at Nose In A Book. I’m the girl who loves fluff. I like puppies and ponies and stories about domestic bliss.
Oh those who think I’m joking.
Anyway, back to Geoff and Letty, this is another story where I loved the past story more than the present day story that was occurring in the book. I wanted more of Geoff and Letty and Ireland. Where present day was still with Eloise, England and her dissertation. I know that dissertations take for-freaking-ever to write, and the present day part of the story hasn’t been going on for that long but I would still enjoy if if that portion could move along. I know that Eloise is part of the glue that holds the historical stories, and I can’t believe I’m saying this but I could do without her. This is the second book by Willig in the row I wanted/needed to know more about the historical story. I listened to this on my ipod and when it would go back to present day I would legitimately get sad.
It is also important to note that WIllig’s writing style is getting progressively stronger since the first book in the series.
Another Lauren Willig novel! This is her third in the series so you would think I’d be used to the slow burn of her novels by now. You’d be wrong. Usually I hate slow burns. But this one is so well done I believe it and I crave more slow burn. I want more of Letty and Geoff who spend most of the book at odds with each other. In case my reviews haven’t made it clear: I hate angst. That’s Tina’s job here at Nose In A Book. I’m the girl who loves fluff. I like puppies and ponies and stories about domestic bliss.
Oh those who think I’m joking.
Anyway, back to Geoff and Letty, this is another story where I loved the past story more than the present day story that was occurring in the book. I wanted more of Geoff and Letty and Ireland. Where present day was still with Eloise, England and her dissertation. I know that dissertations take for-freaking-ever to write, and the present day part of the story hasn’t been going on for that long but I would still enjoy if if that portion could move along. I know that Eloise is part of the glue that holds the historical stories, and I can’t believe I’m saying this but I could do without her. This is the second book by Willig in the row I wanted/needed to know more about the historical story. I listened to this on my ipod and when it would go back to present day I would legitimately get sad.
It is also important to note that WIllig’s writing style is getting progressively stronger since the first book in the series.
girl_curious's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
booksforbrooks's review against another edition
4.0
Why on earth did I wait so long to read this? In the third volume of the Pink Carnation series, Willig serves up another joyous blend of espionage, romance and wit that lives up to the promise of it's predecessors. Letty is a fabulous heroine, and her forced marriage to Geoffrey provides an unusual start to the story. A wonderful supporting cast of characters from the previous books are back in action (I particularly enjoyed seeing Miles and Henrietta again) and moving the plot to Ireland lends a fresh element. There are multiple plot twists, characters in disguise, murders and love-to-hate villains which kept me reading late into the night.
I couldn't quite give this a full five stars due a couple of niggles, however. Geoffrey's change of heart towards Letty comes a little too quickly to be believable to me. My main issue is with the modern day heroine, though. Eloise spends her chapters being utterly hopeless and entirely unsympathetic. I wanted to slap her constantly, and always dragged myself through her sections wishing to get back to the historical action as soon as possible. The storyline with Colin didn't move along at all and I hope that their "romance" isn't dragged out so much in the next installments that it takes too much away from the regency plotlines.
A super enjoyable read. I'm off to buy #4 from amazon right now.
I couldn't quite give this a full five stars due a couple of niggles, however. Geoffrey's change of heart towards Letty comes a little too quickly to be believable to me. My main issue is with the modern day heroine, though. Eloise spends her chapters being utterly hopeless and entirely unsympathetic. I wanted to slap her constantly, and always dragged myself through her sections wishing to get back to the historical action as soon as possible. The storyline with Colin didn't move along at all and I hope that their "romance" isn't dragged out so much in the next installments that it takes too much away from the regency plotlines.
A super enjoyable read. I'm off to buy #4 from amazon right now.
spiringvenus's review against another edition
2.0
This was a book in which I felt that nothing really happened. Girl meets boy. There is a misunderstanding. Blah Blah. The misunderstanding is cleared up. It is over. More filler text for the modern day subplot in which a three deep book flirtation is only two weeks along.
librovert's review against another edition
4.0
The Deception of the Emerald Ring was a fun read in the spy sense. I enjoyed the continue adventures of the spy ring introduced in the last book and I was really excited to see Jane take more a role in this novel.
The romance between Letty and Geoffrey was unique. Geoffrey is planning to elope with Letty's older sister, Mary. When Letty finds out she tries to stop it, but ends up being caught in a compromising situation forcing her and Geoffrey to marry. I thought it was plausible they way their romance develops, but I also wish there were more scenes between the lines - there are very few scenes that build up their relationship and there was a skip of several weeks in the middle of the story that I think would have shed more light on their relationship.
The romance between Letty and Geoffrey was unique. Geoffrey is planning to elope with Letty's older sister, Mary. When Letty finds out she tries to stop it, but ends up being caught in a compromising situation forcing her and Geoffrey to marry. I thought it was plausible they way their romance develops, but I also wish there were more scenes between the lines - there are very few scenes that build up their relationship and there was a skip of several weeks in the middle of the story that I think would have shed more light on their relationship.
zoemaja's review against another edition
5.0
my book
I really liked this one - but I always like it when they get married first and then fall in love. Absolutely my favorite of the series so far.
I really liked this one - but I always like it when they get married first and then fall in love. Absolutely my favorite of the series so far.
rachbreads's review against another edition
3.0
I actually feel like I learned a lot from this book, considering it is basically a historical romance. I didn't know anything about Ireland in the late 1700/early 1800s, and it was fun to see the book set mostly there. I also thought the set-up in this one was *chef's kiss* - the fact that Geoffrey & Letty have to marry even though he loves her sister, and then he leaves her, and she follows....it made for so many lol moments as well as some lovely slow build romantic tension. The series continues to be so much fun!