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Sweet Revenge (2011)

by Andrea Penrose(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0451233034 (ISBN13: 9780451233035)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Signet

series

A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery

review 1: Historical fiction (suspense/mystery) with a little romance, the first of a series with a strong (but occasionally foolish) heroine and a dark hero with an injury and a mystery past. Of course both characters have incredible intelligence, worldly experience, and can duel with kitchen knives (really? kitchen knives?) Snippets of chocolate lore and cool recipes. I enjoyed it but I wouldn't call it a Great Read - the writing and characterization are a little over the top at times, and the final denouement was confusing.
review 2: This is an excellent historical mystery with a great setting, great characters, and a great plot. It reminds me a bit of the Lady Jane Grey series by Deanna Raybourn, which is also very good. I especially enjoy Arianna, the female main... more character, who is very independent and resourceful for a woman of her time. In this story, Arianna is trying to clear her dead father's name and find out the truth about how he was killed, and she has an unlikely ally in the Earl of Saybrooke, who is at the same time trying to find out why the Prince Regent was poisoned with chocolates from Arianna's kitchen. An intriguing page-turner! less

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