Chèli's Shelves: The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig

12/21/11

The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig

Read: December 16 - December 20
Format: Hardback 339 pages
Source: Public Library
Subject: spies, dowerless women,
Challenges: 11 in 11, 75 Book, TIOLI, SYLL
Category: Honeymoon - foreign settings/thrillers & The good old days - Historical Fiction
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Stars: ★★★★

This installment in the Pink Carnation is different than all the others in that the modern day characters are absent. The entire story takes place in the early 19th century with amusing characters that have flitted in and out of the previous books.

Turnip Fitzhugh and Arabella Dempsey are perfectly suited for each other because of how their personalities interact but what I enjoyed most was Turnip's realizations that the whole world didn't work the same for others as it did for him.

This was a fun read as well as an entertaining love story. My favorite so far in the series.

1 Comentário:

Cozy in Texas said...: I have just started reading this and am enjoying it. I didn't like a previous one where you were sent backwards and forwards in time.
Ann; December 29, 2011 6:33 PM

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