My last Balogh book for a while – it looks like she won’t have a new book out until the middle of next year. Maybe an inspiration to go back and read some older ones that I might have missed along the way?
A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh
(2010, Regency) 9/17/10
Grade: 4.5
Reginald Mason, the son of a prosperous coal miner, and Lady Annabelle Ashton, the daughter of the Earl of Havercroft, have lived next door to each other most of their lives, but they are hopelessly separated by the difference in their class. Or are they? When Annabelle is caught up in a scandal and Reginald needs to marry, a marriage seems like the only way out…
A very cute story. Although I caught onto the “twist” very early on (probably because I’d read hints online), the story itself was very charming and cleverly written. The biggest fault of the book was that it wasn’t really a book. It was a long-ish short story. Once you figured out the situation, there wasn’t a lot left to the story. It’s a bit much to charge hardback prices for a novella, but the story was so fun and sweet, I can’t object too much.
How do you value a book? It’s painful to pay hardcover prices for a book that I finished in about an hour. On the other hand, I’ve paid for books that I didn’t like enough to finish, so maybe it evens out.
Karen Wheless
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