Writing a good regency must be a great deal more complicated than it looks upon first appearance. But when done in the correct and proper manner, good regency shines like the silver by which Nora polished belowstairs in Fairbourne Hall.
For anyone who has read even just a little of this period of fiction, one would not expect a rich society girl to one day be attending a masquerade ball and the next scrubbing a chamber pot. But as crazy as that sounds, the plot of the story perfectly supports Margaret becoming Nora in a lowly maid.
For nearly four hundred pages I waited for the moment to come when she would be found out. And while she had many close calls that had me hanging by a single thread, becoming the servant she needed to be changed her in more ways than I think she expected.
Romance of course is varied and slow, but such is normal for this genre. Nathanials struggles to plant his feet squarely beneath him both financially and emotionally do not stop from making him a perfectly honorable and likeable hero.
Many subplots travel through the story and all play seamlessly into the main plot of the story. From a near murder attempt to Noras fear of being discovered, the story is one I looked forward to returning to time and again. And the romance is well worth the wait.
A very right and proper regency indeed.
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publishers through CFBA for my copy to review.
For anyone who has read even just a little of this period of fiction, one would not expect a rich society girl to one day be attending a masquerade ball and the next scrubbing a chamber pot. But as crazy as that sounds, the plot of the story perfectly supports Margaret becoming Nora in a lowly maid.
For nearly four hundred pages I waited for the moment to come when she would be found out. And while she had many close calls that had me hanging by a single thread, becoming the servant she needed to be changed her in more ways than I think she expected.
Romance of course is varied and slow, but such is normal for this genre. Nathanials struggles to plant his feet squarely beneath him both financially and emotionally do not stop from making him a perfectly honorable and likeable hero.
Many subplots travel through the story and all play seamlessly into the main plot of the story. From a near murder attempt to Noras fear of being discovered, the story is one I looked forward to returning to time and again. And the romance is well worth the wait.
A very right and proper regency indeed.
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publishers through CFBA for my copy to review.
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