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3.0 out of 5 stars
A Fair Showing!, March 23, 2006
Ms. Enoch's second book in the Griffin Family series is at both turns entertaining and a wee bit frustrating. Although not a brilliant example of what she can create...it is by no means a story you should ignore either.
Caroline Witfeld is a talented artist who wants desperately to be accepted in an art school. Her last chance has presented itself. She will be able to attend a prestigious school...provided she submits a sketch of a Lord with a letter saying that peer was pleased with his drawing. Wonderful...but where is she to find a lord to sit for her? She lives in the country...and they are not as prevalent as one would think. That is until one just so happens to ride up to her front door. When she sees Lord Zachery Griffin she promises herself that he will be her art submission...now she just needs to prove to the rake she really means to draw him and that it's not a chance for seduction...so much for best laid plans.
Zachary Griffin wants to live life on his own terms. Ideally he would like to join the army but his older brother has other ideas. He forces Zachery to rusticate in the country with their aunt. If after this time has passed he will be able to do as he wishes. Well, rusticating in the country is one thing...but its quiet another to be doing so in the house of seven young women...one of which keep staring at him! It's not long before he and Caroline start working together and what starts out as a dread trip to the country takes on a whole new look. Will Zachary be able to walk away from Caroline with his heart or will she manage to steal it?
This was a fine story if one can over look some really sad errors in editing. Although Caroline and her sisters were fun characters...at times the secondary characters over shadowed the romance between Caroline and Zachary. Still, Ms. Enoch has brought to life her make believe world and I look forward to reading her again in the near future.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
terrific Regency romance, November 29, 2005
Lord Zachary Griffin accompanies his aunt on a trek to the Whitfield home where six marriage aged daughters reside. The sisters enjoy his company as Zachary is kind to each one. That is the siblings appreciate the young handsome gentleman's thoughtfulness except Caroline who sees the virtues of his body; she wants to use Zachary as a model to finish a portrait that she believes will provide her admittance to attend an art academy.
As Zachary tutors the young ladies in the art of men, he has his most fun with the serious Caroline teasing her with sensual innuendoes and images to whet her carnal appetite as he poses for her painting. As they talk and share desires and dreams they begin to fall in love, but she has her heart set on art school not a husband; unless he can complete his courting of the reluctant artist.
This is a terrific Regency romance starring a wonderful kindhearted hero, an intriguing hard to catch female and her sisters who want to dine with Zachary as the main course. The humorous story line is character driven with the sisters, each unique, adding escapades and depth to the relationship between the lead pair. Readers will enjoy this charming courtship and look forward to more sisterly escapades.
Harriet Klausner
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15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Boring, Boring, Boring, June 11, 2006
I usually like Enoch's novels. When I saw this one at the bookstore, I immediately snatched it up, and am now regretting not reading the reviews before I did. Lord Zachary is a boat without a rudder. Coming from a high ranking family, whose older brother is the Duke of Melbourne, Zachary is at a loss as to his purpose in life, so is constantly starting ventures and abandoning them when they lose his interest. Finally, he's hit upon what he wants, or thinks he wants to do, take up a military post and find glory in war. Unfortunately, the Duke knows his brother too well, and commands Zachary to accompany their aunt to Bath before making such a momentous life changing decision. Along the way, his aunt takes a side trip to visit her dear school friend - one who happens to have seven eligible, unmarried daughters. The oldest in this eccentric family, is Caroline Witfield, who does not want to be married - she dreams of becoming a painter.
This may seem to be the makings of a good story, but Enoch, unfortunately, does not deliver. The story falls flat because of the characters. Zachary is redeemable, but Caroline is just blah. She is an uninteresting character because of her single--mindedness and her unlikeability. Enoch attempts to set her apart from her sisters, portraying her sisters as flighty creatures with only one thing on their mind - to get married. The relationship between Caroline and her sisters leaves a bad taste in the reader's mouth - you get the feeling they don't like each other, and Caroline is the worst. Her only goal is her painting, she doesn't care what happens to her sister's or her parents. Very one-dimensional character.
The relationship between Zachary and Caroline is another blah. There is no chemistry, there are no sparks. If the two were shoved into a room full of combustible material, they would not have to worry of an explosion going off. I kept putting the book down, and in the end, had to force myself to finish it. It's a bad sign for me when it takes 3 weeks to finish a book, I didn't even care if Zachary and Caroline ended up together. I just wanted to finish the book so I could sell it back.
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