Author: Lauren Willig
Series: Pink Carnation (Book 2)
Publication: NAL; Reprint edition (October 31, 2006)
Description: ...But now she has a million questions about the Pink Carnation's deadly French nemesis, the Black Tulip. And she's pretty sure that her handsome onagain, off-again crush, Colin Selwick, has the answers somewhere in his archives. But what she discovers in an old codebook is something juicier than she ever imagined.
My Thoughts: It has been quite some time since I read the first book in this series but I immediately fell into the story again. I love the juxtaposition of a modern day historian's discovery of the papers of Regency heroes and heroines with the story of the heroes and heroines as they were living their story.
I found many parts of the story to be laugh-out-loud funny. In fact, I was laughing so hard that I had to put down the book to wipe my eyes. The situations as two rank amateurs get involved in uncovering a dastardly French agent were both thrilling and amusing. I especially liked the friends-to-lovers plot as Henrietta and Miles each realize that their long-standing friendship was growing into something more but who don't realize or believe that the other has come to the same realization.
I like the modern parts of the story too which has Eloise wondering very much about Colin Selwick who is definitely a man of mystery. I am eager to carry on with this series to find out what happens next in 1803 and also what happens next for Eloise and Colin.
Favorite Quote:
Embrace and Miles were not concepts that went together; Henrietta found the thought distinctly unsettling.I bought this one. You can buy your copy here.
So she did what any mature, poised young lady would do in such a situation. She poked him in the chest. "Do stop looming."
"Ouch!" Miles jumped back. "Don't I loom well?"
I loved this series and miss the characters.
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