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The Garden Intrigue (2012)

by Lauren Willig(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0525952543 (ISBN13: 9780525952541)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Dutton Adult

series

Pink Carnation

review 1: Fan favourite and very bad poet, Augustus Whittlesby gets his own chance at romance in this ninth installment of the alternate history series. He is matched with the American widow Emma Morris Delagardie. Friends with Napoleon's stepdaughter, Emma has access to the highest echelons of French society, making her a tempting target for Augustus's attention. But he finds himself drawn to this woman for more than political reasons. But can their budding romance survive the revelation that Augustus is spying for the British?The series is starting to show its age. While Willig is giving readers some of what they want by giving characters from previous books their own shot at love, her writing is not as fresh as it once was. You can see that she may be tiring of the premise,... more or just plain running out of ideas. She's also dialed back the sex scenes in the more recent books, focusing the romance rather than the racy.Fans will love it. New readers are recommended to go to the second, and best, book.
review 2: Genre: Regency RomanceThis was a surprisingly delightful read, combining Willig's amusing charm with poignant character insight. Both protagonists, Augustus Whittlesby and Emma Morris are adults with past mistakes and lessons learned, who are struggling with the question "what next" as well as trying to understand each other. This question of what next is made more fraught with the precarious state of Napoleon's Paris -- seeing Napoleon's actions though the eye's of the american Emma is a fascinating and somewhat view-altering experience for me. I really adored her comparisons with Washington and her shock at Napoleon's acceptance of the title of Emperor. It seemed to me the kind of reaction an american might have yet it never occurred to me to think it.Surprisingly fun, due to the characters and their interaction and literary banter, despite the plot being a bit nonsensical. less

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