inlibrisveritas
Written on Nov 3, 2015
Vivienne is outspoken and feels a bit at odds with her rather imperfect nature. Her hair never seems to stay tame, her hems always seem to attract dirt, and she has a habit of cowing people with honesty. I think I love her just as much if not more than her older sister Madeline from Beauty Bride. And I love how passionate she’s capable of being in all aspects of her life. Which is something that Erik is immediately drawn to, but wishes to hold at bay until he can produce the heir he so desperately needs. At first I didn’t really like Erik, he seemed overly distant and his reluctance to marry until he was sure he had a son just rubbed me the wrong way. But as if with so much in this book series, not all is as it seems and by the end of the book I was definitely cheering the pair on as they fought the odds to stay together. One of the best things about this series is that even though it’s lighter fare and feels very much like enjoying your favorite snack food, the writing is still fantastic and enveloping.
Like the first book we do get more than just the main pairs story. In this one we get more on aunt Rosamund and this time we get to see her in her true element, on a ship at sea. We also get more from Elizabeth and Daug, the tiny sprite who plays her own little pivotal role in the lives of the humans around her. To top of the fun and light story the audiobook adds the vocal skills of Saskia Marrleveld, who is steadily becoming a favorite of mine. She has such a great range of voices from the deep, stoic and heavily accented Erik to the tiny and scheming Daug. In short she’s an excellent narrator and I’ll definitely add her to my list of narrators to be on the lookout for in the future.
Can’t wait to listen to book three!
