Framed

by Christy Fearn

[Lianne]

I received a copy of this novel through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers programme in exchange for an honest review.

I thought the period that this piece was set in was interesting. Normally books set in the Regency period are either romantic comedies a la Georgette Heyer or war and political historical novels. This novel shows a different side of the period, focusing on characters at the lower rungs of the social structure. However, I thought this should have been fleshed out further as it felt relegated in the background.

The novel was pretty easy to get through, the language accessible though the story felt a little too modern at times. I also found myself wondering midway through the novel where the plot was heading; when Lizzie met Lord Byron (the Lord Byron), it started reading more as a romance novel than anything else.

Framed overall was an okay read with plenty of promise but at the end I found myself wondering what exactly was I supposed to get out of the novel.

My complete review of the title was originally posted at caffeinatedlife.net: http://www.caffeinatedlife.net/blog/2013/07/13/review-framed/