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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Character driven romance, great compliment to the series,
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This review is from: Twin Peril (Signet Regency Romance) (Paperback)
The first thing you should know about this book is that it is number 4 in a series called "The Six" The Six are a group of musical women who have formed a group by that name. The books are written in pairs, so that "A Scandalous Journey" takes place at the same time as "The Marriage Campaign" and this book, "Twin Peril" occurs during the events of "A Rake's Redemption." It is not necessary to read them in order, but it is helpful to understanding the motivations of the minor characters. In the book pairs the first one is usually very action-orientated and the second is more character-driven. If you want a fast-paced, action-packed book (or just want to know what happened to Lady Sarah) I suggest starting with "A Rake's Redemption", but be sure to give this one a shot. I have given the book 5 stars because when I reached the end I was happy for our heros...but a little sad that I had to leave them so soon. That's the best compliment I can give any book.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Peril? Not really...,
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This review is from: Twin Peril (Signet Regency Romance) (Paperback)
Deborah Woodhurst is tired of being popular simply because she's a twin. She and her sister Diana are very different people, and she wants nothing more than for someone to be able to tell them apart. Unlike her sister, Deborah wants to marry for love, and hopes to find a good-hearted man in her short list of prospects.
Michael Winslow, Duke of Fairfax, is also hoping to find a wife... but not just any wife. He's not going to let his grandmother pick his bride. Michael wants a girl to like him for HIM, not simply because he's a duke. He can't think of a better woman than Deborah Woodhurst. Now, if only he'll be able to tell her apart from her twin sister... There were things I liked about this novel, but there were also things I didn't like. So I'll break it down into "The Good" and "The Bad." The Good: As always, Susannah Carleton has a good feel for the Regency period. And she's also very good at characterizations. I liked Michael a lot. It was refreshing to have a beta hero instead of an alpha male. Michael is an average-looking fellow without a lot of experience with women. I get tired of the "grab and kiss" rakish types. Also, Diana Woodhurst was an interesting character. Her snobbishness was amusing. I liked the "good twin, bad twin" aspect of the book. The Bad?: Susannah Carleton doesn't bring anything new or exciting to the table. Where's the peril? Where's the conflict? If you tire easily, the slow pacing isn't for you. Also, you can always count on Susannah Carleton to set aside an entire chapter for her heroine's exploits to the dressmaker. (That's not a good thing) And... who really wants to read about the upholstries and wall hangings and furnishings all the time? All in all, "Twin Peril" is a nice story that paints a very realistic portrait of the time period. If you've liked Carleton's previous novels, you'll also like this.
5.0 out of 5 stars
4.5 stars,
This review is from: Twin Peril (Signet Regency Romance) (Paperback)
I've been waiting for this one, after seeing identical twins Deborah and Diana in action in A Rake's Redemption.
It would be easy to say that Deborah is the good twin and Diana the evil twin, but it's not that simple. When I was a child, I always thought it would be wonderful to have a twin sister--definitely better than having a little brother! But while the Woodhurst twins did enjoy the closeness, they've also suffered for it. Diana feels like she's always being compared negatively with Deborah, so she refuses to compete on the same level, and turns to manipulation and subterfuge to get what she wants--she's a practical young woman, though her practicality is slanted by bitterness that Deborah is the favorite. Ironically, she's trapped, because being one of a set of beautiful twins is her claim to fame, and when Deborah starts asserting her individuality, Diana feels further betrayed. Deborah, on the other hand, is tired of being considered one of an indistinguishable pair. Every suitor she's had has been interested in "one of the Woodhurst twins," not in her specifically. Thus her criteria for a suitor she'll accept: he has to be able to tell the twins apart. Which makes her the perfect match for Michael Winslow, the Duke of Fairfax. Fairfax is being pressured by his grandmother to marry and establish his nursery, and has helpfully provided him with a list of suitable candidates. However, Michael, though he hesitates to admit to wanting something as unmanly as a love match, does want to marry someone who wants to marry Michael Winslow, not the Duke of Fairfax. The story starts at New Year's, when the Woodhurst family members traditionally evaluate what they've accomplished over the past year and set goals for the coming year. Diana confides to Deborah that she intends to snare a wealthy, titled husband--regardless of her feelings for him or his for her. After all, she can always have affairs if she doesn't like the man. She also has a list of candidates, and Fairfax, as the highest ranking, is at the top of it. It's no coincidence that both Diana and the dowager duchess have lists of suitable mates--they both subscribe to the view at the time of marriage as more a political merger than a love match. Looking back, I've commented more on Diana than on the heroine, Deborah--that's because Diana is the main thing that's keeping Deborah and Fairfax apart. Without her plotting and scheming, they'd have had a much easier time of it, I'm sure. I enjoyed watching these two realize they'd fallen in love with each other, and work to be together despite Diana's efforts. The ending in particular was a lot of fun, with overlapping plots from both sides. Speaking of overlapping plots--the timeline of Twin Peril overlaps that of A Rake's Redemption, which is fascinating. I'm tempted to re-read them both together. One of these days, when I have time. In the epilogue, it hints that Diana has learned her lesson, but no details are given. Dare I hope this means she'll get her own story? I'm always interested in a good redemption story.
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