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A review by nikkisbooknook
The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal by Jodi Taylor
4.0
To enjoy the complete bonkers-ness of Smallhope & Pennyroyal please make ensure you've read the St Mary's series and or the Time Cop series. Whilst you could read this independently I don't think you'd get the full effectiveness of this "prequel" without knowing about the others series.
Amelia Smallhope is an aristocrat. A maligned, side-lined younger sister, made to be the fally guy for her nefarious sister in law. Pennyroyal just makes me think of Neal Caffrey from White Collar on TV - the eponymous handsome, charming, extremely plausible conman. A con man with serious chutzpah and some muscle when required!
They've made some cameo appearances previously and we know their general background but with this story we get to see how they met, became partners and essentially became the Mr and Mrs Smith of Time Recovery Agents!
The entire backstory of Amelia was just so good. She really should have been the heir, she would have been such a great down-to-earth landed aristo! She knew she had money but didn't think that made her better than anyone else.
Pennyroyal is at times protective big brother and other times crush. He came into her life at the right moment to both save her and open her eyes to own worth. Their scenes with Uncle Albert were so sweet. I don't want to give too much away but you will be hooting and hollering, cheering for our dynamic duo and occasionally wanting to smack them on the back of the head!
The whizzing through time helped move the story at a good pace but I never felt rushed or that I was missing things due to the pacing. Can't wait to get time to do a re-read of St Mary's!
Amelia Smallhope is an aristocrat. A maligned, side-lined younger sister, made to be the fally guy for her nefarious sister in law. Pennyroyal just makes me think of Neal Caffrey from White Collar on TV - the eponymous handsome, charming, extremely plausible conman. A con man with serious chutzpah and some muscle when required!
They've made some cameo appearances previously and we know their general background but with this story we get to see how they met, became partners and essentially became the Mr and Mrs Smith of Time Recovery Agents!
The entire backstory of Amelia was just so good. She really should have been the heir, she would have been such a great down-to-earth landed aristo! She knew she had money but didn't think that made her better than anyone else.
Pennyroyal is at times protective big brother and other times crush. He came into her life at the right moment to both save her and open her eyes to own worth. Their scenes with Uncle Albert were so sweet. I don't want to give too much away but you will be hooting and hollering, cheering for our dynamic duo and occasionally wanting to smack them on the back of the head!
The whizzing through time helped move the story at a good pace but I never felt rushed or that I was missing things due to the pacing. Can't wait to get time to do a re-read of St Mary's!