Slow start, however good ending
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A historical fiction set in England, but the royal monarchs do not take center stage and I liked it! Don't get me wrong, I love the crazy stories of the monarchs, but in this instance, I loved hearing about England with Queen Victoria just making a few appearances and life at court was just visited. Instead a family with a very young heiress who has lost both her parents and is having her older brother controlling her state of affairs and a lowly Captain trying to win her affections while being distracted by the Empress of Austria - it was great.
With quite a hefty page count, don't let that fool you with this book. I absolutely whizzed through this story at an alarming pace and was completely engrossed in this story quickly. I loved the young heiress who will eventually have wealth to her name, but at the time she can't access any of it and she watches her brother and soon to be sister-in-law enjoy living off her and this Captain who actually cares for her and not the money that she has coming to her. It was a sweet love story with some fantastic twists and turns.
A historical fiction set in England, but the royal monarchs do not take center stage and I liked it! Don't get me wrong, I love the crazy stories of the monarchs, but in this instance, I loved hearing about England with Queen Victoria just making a few appearances and life at court was just visited. Instead a family with a very young heiress who has lost both her parents and is having her older brother controlling her state of affairs and a lowly Captain trying to win her affections while being distracted by the Empress of Austria - it was great.
With quite a hefty page count, don't let that fool you with this book. I absolutely whizzed through this story at an alarming pace and was completely engrossed in this story quickly. I loved the young heiress who will eventually have wealth to her name, but at the time she can't access any of it and she watches her brother and soon to be sister-in-law enjoy living off her and this Captain who actually cares for her and not the money that she has coming to her. It was a sweet love story with some fantastic twists and turns.
The Fortune Hunter: A Novel by Daisy Goodwin is historical fiction based on the relationships between Sisi the Empress of Austria, English soldier and rider Bay Middleton, and heiress Charlotte Baird. Set in nineteenth century Europe, this book is more romance than history, with Charlotte in the role of both an independent young woman and a woman of her times looking for a match.
Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2014/07/the-fortune-hunter-novel.html
*** Reviewed based on a copy received through a publishers giveaway ***
Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2014/07/the-fortune-hunter-novel.html
*** Reviewed based on a copy received through a publishers giveaway ***
