When I first started reading Julia Quinn, I didn’t love her style all that much. (Too fluffy for a diehard angst bunny.) But now I enjoy her books as a nice change from my usual reads. I wouldn’t want a steady diet but I look forward to her new books when they appear.
A Night Like This by Julia Quinn
(2012, Regency Historical) 5/29/2012
Grade: 4
Anne Wynter is working as a governess for the younger Smythe-Smith cousins, but she’s hiding a secret. She is working under a false name and running from an old enemy. Daniel Smythe-Smith spent three years abroad, fleeing from the father of a friend he wounded in a duel. Now he’s back with his family, but is it really over? Anne and Daniel are instantly attracted, but can they find a future together with so much between them?
Julia Quinn always writes books that are reliably enjoyable, although they aren’t always terribly memorable. I can barely remember her last book, although I enjoyed it at the time. I’d put this book a bit above that one, since the conflict kept it going – there was a real reason for the hero and heroine not to be together, and there was real emotion involved. I read the whole thing in a few hours, which is unusual for me these days. The secondary characters were fun as well, even if I probably won’t remember them by next week. Overall, a fun and enjoyable read even if it wasn’t all that earthshattering.
I have the new Carla Kelly due on my Kindle tomorrow, so that should be something completely different!
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