Helpful Score: 2
I often enjoy a quick weekend read when Im swamped with reviews and need to catch up quickly. So while I quickly read through The Pursuit of Lucy Banning I was impressed with the intricacies of the plot that kept the story evenly paced and me always curious to see what would come next.
Lucy is a strong heroine. She is focused on her dreams, but the world she lives in isnt ready for the storm of her motivations. As a reader I couldnt help, but want to see her strike out on her own and make a way, but what I also appreciated that in her forward thinking, she was respectful of her parents slow understanding of her dreams.
Charlottes story intrigued me the most and is such a unique position for the women of her time. What happens to her in coming books is definitely a selling point.
I wanted more page time with the romance between Lucy and Will. I thought it was pretty quick and to the point, I wanted to watch it mature a bit more. Some of that could be word/page count restriction or just taking time to flesh out Lucys story.
I was impressed that (except for a bit in the romance department) the two stories of Charlotte and Lucy seamlessly came together and my investments as a reader were not overly torn. An enjoyable debut novel!
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publishers for my copy to review.
**Available May 2012 from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group**
Lucy is a strong heroine. She is focused on her dreams, but the world she lives in isnt ready for the storm of her motivations. As a reader I couldnt help, but want to see her strike out on her own and make a way, but what I also appreciated that in her forward thinking, she was respectful of her parents slow understanding of her dreams.
Charlottes story intrigued me the most and is such a unique position for the women of her time. What happens to her in coming books is definitely a selling point.
I wanted more page time with the romance between Lucy and Will. I thought it was pretty quick and to the point, I wanted to watch it mature a bit more. Some of that could be word/page count restriction or just taking time to flesh out Lucys story.
I was impressed that (except for a bit in the romance department) the two stories of Charlotte and Lucy seamlessly came together and my investments as a reader were not overly torn. An enjoyable debut novel!
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publishers for my copy to review.
**Available May 2012 from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group**
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