“I found the book disappointingly inane. Boyle has some creative ideas for plot, but that's not enough to save the book for me.
Both the main characters are inconsistently written, but much of the time they're of the "too stupid to live" variety. The hero develops some personality (or at least assertiveness) halfway through the story, but primarily by shouting at those of lesser stature.
The plot is a hodgepodge of strange circumstances that could be cute but fall flat. I find the dialogue labored and repetitious. I think this is yet another historical romance that would have been better edited down into a shorter format.”
