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Summary: Lord Nightingale's Christmas
Review: I am a lover of Victorian and Regency Romance especially when it takes place during the Christmas season. Unfortunately, Lord Nightingale's Christmas was the WORST book I have ever attempted to read and I say attempted because after working my way through about 80 pages, I couldn't even force myself to finish it.The author jumps all over the place and it is not easy to follow. There are about 10 storylines going on at the same time which makes the story unbelievably confusing. It's also quite dull and if there is a plot, you certainly can't find it. In her dialogue she indicates that you should probably have read her other 3 volumes first...NO WAY. You can read barely 3 pages of this book before beginning to yawn. Ms. Lansdowne would certainly benefit from taking writing lessons from people such as Edith Layton, Mary Balough and Jo Ann Ferguson to name a few.
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Summary: An adorable ending to an adorable series
Review: Judith has written a wonderful finale to this whimsical four book "trilogy".Once again we visit with the Earl of Wickenshire,to help him celebrate Christmas,and as with the first three books, there is mystery and intrigue going on.You have to try and guess what they are all up to,especially Delight.I really loved the ending,as that is perfect thing to have happen on Christmas.
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Summary: Lord Nightingale's Christmas
Review: Judith has written a wonderful finale to this whimsical four book "trilogy".Once again we visit with the Earl of Wickenshire,to help him celebrate Christmas,and as with the first three books, there is mystery and intrigue going on.You have to try and guess what they are all up to,especially Delight.I really loved the ending,as that is perfect thing to have happen on Christmas.
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Summary: An adorable ending to an adorable series
Review: Judith has written a wonderful finale to this whimsical four book "trilogy".Once again we visit with the Earl of Wickenshire,to help him celebrate Christmas,and as with the first three books, there is mystery and intrigue going on.You have to try and guess what they are all up to,especially Delight.I really loved the ending,as that is perfect thing to have happen on Christmas.
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Summary: Lord Nightingale's Christmas
Review: This is the last installment in the Lord Nightingale books, and Judith Lansdowne finishes this series in an appropriately high note. This novel takes up where "Lord Nightingale's Triumph" leaves off. Lady Alice is spending time at Willowsweep getting to know the father she never knew she had, the Duke of Sotherland. As the novel opens, Lady Alice's demented grandmother, Lady Vermont, has inveigled a male relative (he is not named in this opening chapter, thus adding to the suspense) to try and retrieve Lady Alice from Willowsweep using force if necessary, and if the opportunity presented itself, murdering the Duke. The book then moves to Willowsweep where Neil Spelling is having a difficult time. Having fallen in-love with Lady Alice, he's trying very hard to change his ways so as to prove himself worthy of the lady. Afterall he does have a reputation as a ne'er-do-well to live down. Moreover he must also change the Duke's bad opinion of him -- and Neil is not so sanguine of achieving this goal. Having Lord Nightingale bad mouth him at every given opportunity certainly does not help things. On a more positive note, his relatives however are willing to forgive him his past misdeeds and to help him in his romance. Or is that a good thing? Nothing is ever simple at Willowsweep! Things definitely take a more exciting turn with the arrival of two gentlemen to the neighbourhood: William Sayers and a Mr. Duncan. Duncan was found on the grounds of Willowseep concussed and suffering from amnesia; while it turns out that Sayers seems to be involved in some scheme involving Neil and the missing journals of a Chastain ancestress reputed to have been a witch. Why then does the very sight of him fill Lady Alice with dread? Has Neil changed his ways or has he slipped into another nefarious scheme? And which one of the two mysterious men is involved in Lady Veramont's scheme to kidnap Lady Alice? Kidnapping plots, mysterious passages and the alleged ghost of a witch on the loose -- things really hop at Willowsweep! The ending of the novel was a bit rushed. However this is an enjoyable read nontheless. Practically everyone that needed to be was redeemed; which is appropriate for a "christmasy" book. A very satisfying end to an enjoyable series.
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Summary: Lord Nightingale's Christmas
Review: This is the last installment in the Lord Nightingale books, and Judith Lansdowne finishes this series in an appropriately high note. This novel takes up where "Lord Nightingale's Triumph" leaves off. Lady Alice is spending time at Willowsweep getting to know the father she never knew she had, the Duke of Sotherland. As the novel opens, Lady Alice's demented grandmother, Lady Vermont, has inveigled a male relative (he is not named in this opening chapter, thus adding to the suspense) to try and retrieve Lady Alice from Willowsweep using force if necessary, and if the opportunity presented itself, murdering the Duke. The book then moves to Willowsweep where Neil Spelling is having a difficult time. Having fallen in-love with Lady Alice, he's trying very hard to change his ways so as to prove himself worthy of the lady. Afterall he does have a reputation as a ne'er-do-well to live down. Moreover he must also change the Duke's bad opinion of him -- and Neil is not so sanguine of achieving this goal. Having Lord Nightingale bad mouth him at every given opportunity certainly does not help things. On a more positive note, his relatives however are willing to forgive him his past misdeeds and to help him in his romance. Or is that a good thing? Nothing is ever simple at Willowsweep! Things definitely take a more exciting turn with the arrival of two gentlemen to the neighbourhood: William Sayers and a Mr. Duncan. Duncan was found on the grounds of Willowseep concussed and suffering from amnesia; while it turns out that Sayers seems to be involved in some scheme involving Neil and the missing journals of a Chastain ancestress reputed to have been a witch. Why then does the very sight of him fill Lady Alice with dread? Has Neil changed his ways or has he slipped into another nefarious scheme? And which one of the two mysterious men is involved in Lady Veramont's scheme to kidnap Lady Alice? Kidnapping plots, mysterious passages and the alleged ghost of a witch on the loose -- things really hop at Willowsweep! The ending of the novel was a bit rushed. However this is an enjoyable read nontheless. Practically everyone that needed to be was redeemed; which is appropriate for a "christmasy" book. A very satisfying end to an enjoyable series.
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