Ms Sheri Cobb South never disappoints:) Her books are entertaining, witty, well-paced and generally fun to read or listen to – even if you have to suspend your belief to a point, like in this case:)
I didn’t think I’d like Sir Harry so much at the beginning; he takes Olive for granted, without paying her a second thought… But then, as the story develops and he gets himself into more and more trouble with her and everyone around, he turns out to be amiable, funny and, well, loyal. And really in love with his betrothed:) Olive is also a character you get to like very quickly, and she has a surprise or two up her sleeve when it comes to her character and decision-making… The secondary characters of Harry’s sister and the evil Lord Mannerly are equally well-written, colourful and ambiguous to a point, which makes them feel real.
The pace of the story is fast, things happen quickly, take a few unexpected turns, and all this is accopanied by slighly satirical sense of humour which adds lightness to the book.
Narration by Mr Froomkin is very good, especially considering how many female voices of women of every age he had to do. It’s a job really well done:) Also, the pace of his reading is quite all right, and the interpretation of individual characters great.
DISCLAIMER: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.