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An Advantageous Marriage

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This book could have been better if the author would have spent more time on her two main characters and trying to get them together. What I really liked most about Eugenia was that she wasn't one of those great beauties that I usally read about but her fun-loving personality is what made her attractive. Sir Peter seemed a little weak to me I guess it's because he really didn't get his fair share of attention. I really don't see how they fell in love since they really didn't spend that much time together throughout the entire book. In my opinion I really think too much attention was being spent on the description of the scenery and other non-important character than on the main characters themselves. By the end of the book I got the feeling that it was written in a rush which is too bad because given a little more time on the two main characters (Eugenia and Sir Peter)it could have been a pretty good book.

I agree with the reviewer "Tina"-- I, too, thought this story did not allow enough time for the hero and heroine to fully get to know one another, what they felt I could only describe as an infatuation, and not truly "love", therefore, not a very believable romance. Also, the first-half was well-written and promising, but the latter-half was rather hastily described and wrapped up; Granted it was a slim 167 pages book, but I have read Ms. Ley's other books, and I know she has the potential to offer a better job than this. But on the positive side, the writing was good and the language authentic for the period. My recommendation: Try her other books such as "The sentimental Spy".