Customer Reviews

The Taming of Annabelle

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Poor Annabelle!! She is young, vain and thinks herself desperately in love with Sylvester, her older sister Minerva's fiance. Her plan to marry the handsome Peter, Marquess of Brabington, who is Sylvester's best friend, is the premise for this charming second novel of Chesney's Six Sisters series. Chesney's comic characters and wry analyses of human foibles keep this story rolling along to a happy climax. The best fiction is when characters evolve and grow, and Chesney leads Annabelle on a merry chase before she matures into an admirable heroine.

2.5 stars. I enjoyed the first half of this book because Minerva and Sylvester from the last book was apart of the plot. Annabelle the heroine was too anti-heroine and did not have any likable characteristics. I actually like it when the heroine is not perfect and is realistic with a flawed personality but I also want her to have a few redeeming qualities so that the reader can still root for her, and it was extremely hard to do that with Annabelle.

I was getting very impatient with Annabelle been such a spoiled, immature, inconsiderate, and vicious 17-year old young miss through good half of the book. I kept hoping some of her better self would emerge, or have someone clobber her on the head instead, but none happened until the end. She really reminded me of the girl in the b & w movie "The Bad Seed". But once Annabelle got her comeuppance it was a great satisfaction indeed. Aside from the heroine's unattractive personality, I did enjoy the part about how Annabelle's father, the vicar, and the squire tried to track down the villain, I thought it was very lively written.

Even though they somewhat of a guilty pleasure for a modern, thinking woman, all of the Six Sisters volumes delight. Wonderful escapism!

On a side note, I have enjoyed these books and have occasionally checked them out of the library for a nostalgic re-read. I would definitely consider purchasing a Kindle "box set" if they produced one, and it was reasonably priced. As it is at over $9 per volume, these books which can be read in one leisurely afternoon are way overpriced. Amazon take note. I would spend lots more at your store if the deals were better!! Use your power with the publishers and tell them to get real. As it is, I am a regular library patron and my Kindle is used mostly for travel.

not much to say, except that I always buy used books online, and this came in a very timely manner and was in the condition that was stated when I bought it. So, a good review.