Synopsis
It's England, 1582. Ellie - Lady Eleanor Rodriguez of San Jaime - is in possession of a gold-seeking father, a worthless title and a feisty spirit that captivates the elite of the Queen's court, and none other than the handsome new Earl of Dorset ...William Lacey has inherited his father's title and his financial ruin. Now the Earl must seek a wealthy heiress and restore his family's fortune. But Will's head has been turned by the gorgeous Ellie, yet their union can never be. Will is destined to marry a worthy Lady so the only question is - which one?
My Review
The Other Countess is Eve Edwards debut novel and for her first I am very impressed. The Other Countess is so well written it has a way of leaving you in awe. The mode of expression gives you a great feeling of time and experience and has you falling over the pages with hope and happiness. This a well explored novel and is only a taster of what Eve is capable of.
The Story was told from 3 points of view Ellie, Jane and Will but more chapters where given to Ellie and Will. Ellie's character was my favourite she was strong, confident and had up most knowledge and ability, even if some things where done poorly she wouldn't allow that to stop her, she shone so much in this novel I was happy for the ending she received. Will was my favourite from all the male characters he tried to do the best he could and that was all I needed to win me over(what can I say I'm a sucker for a little romance). The last character is Jane who I would have loved things to be different to what they where. I wish she would have tried harder in some aspects and not given up so easily but the role she played suited her character and maybe I will hear more from her in the sequel as her character engaged me the most. I found myself wanting to know more of how things played out for her, only time will tell if my longing will be answered.
Over all The Other Countess is a wonderful read, its romantic and slow yet you don't wish to put it down. I certainly cant wait for the sequel The Queens Legacy where I hope to hear more of Jane, if not I'm sure it will be great, but until then I hope you will all read this and enjoy it the way I have, especially if you enjoy historical fiction and romance.
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Happy Reading xxx
GREAT review! I don't know how I feel about books that split the chapters into different characters. Sometimes they rock and other times, it is like WHY? But you made this sound pretty good! Goodreads wish-list, here I come!
ReplyDeletesounds really good i might just give it a try great review!
ReplyDeleteHi there, just found your blog. Love the review of this book, so have added it to my Wish List, thank you
ReplyDeleteJackie :-)
@ Chapter Chicks - im not really nut have found in a few books how it gives a better understanding of views from both sides and this is one of those books, it was great to know what will was thinking and although there are very few chapters from Jane's point of view i loved her hehe
ReplyDelete@ Blueicegal - i really think you should as its great.
@Jackie 0 Im glad you liked it and welcome to the world of me i hope to see more of you as you will of me xx
That wouldn't be the sort of book I would normally pick up - but you have tempted me to add it to my list.
ReplyDeletegreat review! i love historical YA fiction and this one looks sooo good! it's on my to read list :)
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