A Novella Collection
By Courtney Milan
Release Date: April 5, 2013
Ebook Available from WV Reads!
3 Stars - I daresay there's a little something for every historical reader or period romance fan in this collection that's actually anything but short itself. If the first one doesn't grab your attention, skip to the next. I really enjoyed Milan's writing style. Her dialouge was sharp and witty. And this was far from a frilly little set of stories.
This book was charming and easy to read. I wasn't particularly engrossed in the first story with Hugo and Serena. It took awhile to warm up to them. Hugo's babysitting of the duke and his harsh attitude were a bit rough. Serena found her way to taming him eventually though. She was by far the more likable half of the pair, I thought. I was hooked from the first chapter. The ride was surprisingly emotional too for a shorter story. Jonas is an honorable young physician, honest almost to a fault. He's intrigued by Lydia even though he doesn't recognize her at first. Lydia was sweet but fiesty and had an adorable bond with her father and later Jonas. She was surprisingly understanding too for all she'd been through in life.
Generally, I'm not a fan of doctor heroes. They go and make everything so CLINICAL and I just find nothing medical that interesting, didn't find anything fascinating about healing methods of the time period, new drug discoveries, or the inventions in modern birth control.The third tale was probably my favorite. Suspenseful from the beginning and I immediately took to John and Mary, despite their rather terse relationship at the start. Mary's not exactly spoiled but everything she was given by her doting father turns out to be the spoils of his misdeeds. He's a thief in a few very non-specific ways. She's engaged to John but that's broken off when she must run away. Her situation is only more precarious after when John shows up again. She doesn't quite need him to rescue her though. The final story was actually very short, though Simon's little dalliance at finding at bride was still entertaining. Ginny's an excellent match with him and that they had already known each other sped things along. Truthfully, these bogged down a little in places and I wished the heroes were a bit more take charge. But, overall, an easy and excellent little collection to read. Especially if you're pressed for time, you can read it in snippets.
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