A Sweet Disorder, by Jacqueline KolosoveYoung Adult, 2009
When Miranda's father dies, her mother marries another man, her brother inherits a huge amount of debt, and she is entailed to the care of a woman whose goal is to marry her off to the horrible Lord Seagrave. As she makes her entrance in Queen Elizabeth's court, she becomes well known for her sewing and embroidery skills - but is it enough to earn her independence? And of course, what of Henry Raleigh, the man she had once hoped to marry?
Well...it's definitely better than the Red Queen by the same author, although I was still pretty disappointed. She goes to court and shows off her sewing skills, but...nothing really ever comes from it. You never find out why her mom remarried, and the ending is a bit much. I did like how it ended with Henry. I didn't like Queen Elizabeth in this book. She seemed like the type of woman you had to tiptoe around. Whether that was true or not, I don't know, but in Kolosov's previous book it didn't feel that way. So, my biggest problem with the book is that none of the characters felt particularly likeable. Graded a C+.
No Memory Monday today - too much to do. Trackgeek is getting ready to run at the St. George Marathon on Saturday. He's reading the Red Necklace, and just finished the last Percy Jackson book. I'm reading Torched and have a huge pile to dig into as well.
Happy Monday!
1 comments:
What a shame A Sweet Disorder, by Jacqueline Kolosove was disappointing for you. I hate it when a book with a gorgeous cover lets me down. I've got a bit of an obsession with YA novels at the moment, although I haven't come across many historical ones. Maybe that's a good thing.
Maureen Hume. www.thepizzagang.com
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