Susan O. (susiepie) reviewed on 12/20/2008 + 40 more book reviews

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After I started reading this novel, I found a few reviews online that derogatorily referred to it as being "a bodice-ripper" instead of a solid historical novel. I didn't see a negative there; actually, the romance aspect was more of a plus for me than a minus. Quite frankly, my favorite parts were when Amy & Richard (the main characters) were getting together. I suppose true die hard historical novel fans might find that kind of thing distracting from the story, but not me. I also enjoyed the side story of Eloise. I was afraid that the author might switch back and forth too much between the present-day line and the actual story, but I'd say that was only about 10% of the entire novel, which was a good thing in my opinion.

All along, I thought I knew who the Pink Carnation was, even when Eloise (who had been blinded by her assumptions and previous research) apparently had no clue. But I was wrong! The revealing of the identity of the Pink Carnation was surprising, satisfying, and sweet.

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