There was so much more to him, and his relationships with his half siblings and brother were great to read about.
I especially loved Vincent, because with his situation, how easy it could be for people to give hi, up as loss and worthless. Now, is family.what wonderful brats! In Simonson's own style, I could totally see future stories of this lot grown up. He applied certain principles that worked. How he wormed his way into his family's heart should be noted. But o! how much happens with the people! Not only did I actually like Jane, but I loved Julian and his humor, his seriousness, his kindness. Not much happens in the way that there is no sinister plot or mystery that needs to be worked out. No other regency as arisen that thought in me. this is probably the most reminiscent of Pride and Prejudice goodness that I've read. I love the quietness and feeling of the books tho.īut this. While I liked Bar sinister, etc etc, the ponderous ways were a little hard to get and as dry as toast. There is a certain levity, a certain spirit that this book has that her Clanross ones did not. It is based in about the same time, and you can tell by the quiet strength that characterizes all of Simson's writing, but o how different this was from the other three I've read from her! When I first picked this up, it did not come to me that this was the Sheila Simonson of the Clanross' and company. I was definitely not expecting to love this book, much less put it on my favorite books' list. And for me to truly enjoy her writing and humor. Wonderful, wonderful proper British phrasing.Ģ022 judgement. It's the fact that I'm reading this again as a break between some fluffier historical romances. I wish it was less of that, more of other things, life things.
But the plot, the whole cheating scandal was.tiring. And the side characters were still fully fleshed out and intricate. I still loved the references and Trix and Ben.
Wow how my perspective has changed in 3-4 years. I still absolutely love the characters and the plot and the dialogue (sooo funny!) but the references and touch of language worry me about fully recommending it to many people. (And I can't believe this is her first book!!!!)Īfter rereading about a year later (it's really been a year?!?!) I'm less enthusiastic about some of the references that I may just be realizing now. I need to find more of these books that give painfully accurate fandom-related insults in such an entertaining fashion. They were all complex, which made this realistic, which made me absolutely love it. Anderson didn't just label each one as "president of student government" or "delinquent". What great guns! I loved the intricacies of each character. While the banter between Trixie and Ben had me shedding tears of laughter, the surrounding group of friends was what balanced those two feuding frenemies. A (These high ratings aren't lying! Pick this one up!)įrom the first moment I finished the first chapter preview, I knew I had to read this book.Īnd I read it slowly (meaning in a few days then in a couple hours), enjoying this teenage world of comic book, Doctor Who, and Star Trek references, while relishing in the fact that this was a relatively clean book about teenagers. (These high ratings aren't lying! Pick this one up!) (2016) From the first moment I finished the first chapter preview, I knew I had to read this book.
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