Sweet Revenge A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery A Lady Arianna Hadley Mystery Book 1 edition by Andrea Penrose Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Lady Arianna Hadley’s desire for revenge has brought her back to London from exile in the West Indies. Determined to find the men responsible for her disgraced father’s murder, she disguises herself as a man and contrives to be hired as a chef in one of London’s aristocratic households. But when the Prince Regent is poisoned by Arianna’s special chocolate dessert, she finds own quest has become intertwined with a far more deadly intrigue.
Because of his expertise in chocolate, the Earl of Saybrook is asked by the government to investigate the crime. Though he, too, is fighting inner demons, he reluctantly agrees. His first confrontation with Arianna has them at daggers drawn. But when someone tries to kill them both, they become reluctant allies in the hunt to discover what evil is afoot.
As their investigation takes them from the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair to the slums of St. Giles, they uncover a cunning plan of fraud that could throw the government into chaos. Determined to bring the culprits to justice, they set an elaborate trap, but they find themselves dancing on a razor's edge—and one false step will prove fatal . . .
Sweet Revenge A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery A Lady Arianna Hadley Mystery Book 1 edition by Andrea Penrose Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
The author specifically requested reviews on the grounds that she is an indie author and information about her books should spread by word-of-mouth. She should not have asked. The book needs a thorough proof-reading for spelling ("capitol letters," "Carlton House") and usage ("to have your own your peccadilloes"). The unmarried daughter of an earl (and the heroine, no less) would not be addressed as "Lady Hadley" but rather as "Lady Arianna," with her given name. A baronet was scarcely "lowly" in the overall English class structure. Bah!Product details
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Sweet Revenge A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery A Lady Arianna Hadley Mystery Book 1 edition by Andrea Penrose Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
I love this series! Interesting, diverse, fleshed out characters that put you into the story. I love this period in history and the atmosphere is well researched. The thread of chocolate recipes and history of introduction into English and Spanish society adds a unique twist to the tale of intrigue. I found it most satisfying and am looking forward to the next book in the series!
I must note that the book on apparantly was unedited or poorly editied. I have seen this disparity before between releases and print editions before several times. I don't know why or how it happens. Apparantly this particular series has been updated to the final edit although I had no problem following the story. Bravo! More please!
Wanted to love it. Didn't. Contrived and predictable and peopled with stock protagonists and villains alike. The female protagonist was too much of a Mary Sue and far from likeable. In fact, my favorite character in the whole book was Alessandro's Grandmother who is featured in diary excerpts at the head of each chapter.
The book suffered from too many errors, missing conjunctions and nonexistent pronounces. In quite a few instances it seemed the author was going for word count rather than narrative. Not to mention some of the oddest descriptive phrasing I have encountered. I do think my all time favorite mistake in the book was the "wall scones" - obviously meant to be sconces - it was delicious!
This is the first book in the Lady Arianna regency mystery series. Arianna has disguised herself as a male chef in a London society household in order to find out who was responsible for killing her father while they were their exile from England in Caribbean so she can exact revenge. She is in trouble when the Prince Regent falls ill after eating her solid chocolate concoction, a novel concept at that time in England when chocolate was primarily a drink. Because of the need to keep the attack under wraps, a former military officer and expert on chocolate, the Earl of Saybrook is assigned to investigate. In interviewing Arianna, they are attacked and he discovers her secret. She agrees to help his investigation, going undercover as a distant female relation, in hopes of finding out her own mystery. The two are unsure if they can trust one another, but with the future of England possibly on the line, they must find a way to make it work. The story includes many historical details including a reference to an intricate economic scam of the times. The book includes a slew of chocolate recipes, one at the start of each chapter. While they looked delicious, the sheer number of them was a bit distracting from the story, particularly because of their modern format and descriptions.
I quite enjoyed this swashbuckling tale, with some caveats. As some other reviewers have noted, Arianna was a difficult heroine, but of course she was cynical after the painful, lonely life she'd been forced to live since the age of 15. I loved the unstinting courage with which she approached every situation. Saybrook was very attractive, fighting his own personal demons, yet maintaining his sense of honor. Their romance evolved naturally and in keeping with the time period and aligned well with the story. I enjoyed their repartee, although it and the narrative were littered with cliches, ranging from "the best laid schemes of mice and men" to "cat got your tongue" and even "sticks and stones may break your bones ...," the old childhood taunt repeated in all seriousness by a full grown adult character! Falling back on stale, old chestnuts rather than original expressions of characters' states of mind was disappointing, when the author otherwise wrote quite well. And I can honestly say that Sweet Revenge wins the prize for the most references to men's dangly bits. Whether in the form of jokes, threats or in other contexts, it was a weird preoccupation.
This gets three stars for a fair plot, and even though I finished it, I would not continue with the series. It has huge holes in it for the Regency genre and was implausible in several areas. A major distraction in reading is the poor grammar (same errors repeated throughout the book), i.e., you instead of your, an instead of a, scone when they mean sconce.
The author specifically requested reviews on the grounds that she is an indie author and information about her books should spread by word-of-mouth. She should not have asked. The book needs a thorough proof-reading for spelling ("capitol letters," "Carlton House") and usage ("to have your own your peccadilloes"). The unmarried daughter of an earl (and the heroine, no less) would not be addressed as "Lady Hadley" but rather as "Lady Arianna," with her given name. A baronet was scarcely "lowly" in the overall English class structure. Bah!
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