The
Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy (The Smythe-Smith Quartet #4)
by Julia QuinnPurchase link: Amazon
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Sir Richard Kenworthy has less
than a month to find a bride. He knows he can't be too picky, but when
he sees Iris Smythe-Smith hiding behind her cello at her family's
infamous musicale, he thinks he might have struck gold. She's the type
of girl you don't notice until the second—or third—look, but there's
something about her, something simmering under the surface, and he
knows she's the one.
Iris Smythe–Smith is used to being underestimated. With her pale hair and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes it that way. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is suspicious. He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man falling in love, but she can't quite believe it's all true. When his proposal of marriage turns into a compromising position that forces the issue, she can't help thinking that he's hiding something . . . even as her heart tells her to say yes.
Iris Smythe–Smith is used to being underestimated. With her pale hair and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes it that way. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is suspicious. He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man falling in love, but she can't quite believe it's all true. When his proposal of marriage turns into a compromising position that forces the issue, she can't help thinking that he's hiding something . . . even as her heart tells her to say yes.
I want to start off my saying that Julia Quinn is one of my favorite Regency historical authors and I've read pretty much all of her books. I love her wit and the humor that she puts into her stories. I love the lightness of her writing so that the books are a fun, happy read. These are all the things that I have come to expect from a Julia Quinn Regency romance.
This book, however, did not deliver that for me. It was still written in the quintessential Julia Quinn style and the writing was fantastic, I couldn't fault it, but I got bored. I got to about 32% and I read a particular scene and thought "well, this just got a bit dull!" and that was the end of it for me. I put the book down and never picked it up again. I didn't even get far enough to find out what Sir Richard's secret was. :-(
It breaks my heart that this has happened but I fear I have been cursed with becoming bored of the traditional Regency romances and they just are not holding any appeal to me right now.
Just because I did not finish this book does not mean it is not a good book. I think the fault lies more with me as a reader than it does Julia Quinn or any other writer. I'm just thoroughly over traditional Regency romances. I've read so many of them leading up to this that I think I have just been over-saturated by them.
I would still highly recommend Julia Quinn as a writer and her books for some fantastic traditional Regency romance reading.
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About the author
#1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn
loves to dispel the myth that smart women don't read (or write)
romance, and several years back she did so in grand style, competing on
the game show The Weakest Link and walking away with the $79,000
jackpot. She displayed a decided lack of knowledge about baseball,
country music, and plush toys, but she is proud to say that she aced
all things British and literary, answered all of her history and
geography questions correctly, and knew that there was a Da Vinci long
before there was a code.Author links: Website - Facebook
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