The Secret History Of The Pink Carnation,
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig is an adult historical fiction romance. It alternates between modern day England and Post-Revolutionary France. The Secret History Of The Pink Carnation alternates between three main characters, Eloise, Amy Balcourt, and Richard Selwick.It’s basically a spin-off of The Scarlet Pimpernel.
I felt the Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig was rather exaggerated, but the exaggeration was hilarious. You have Amy Balcourt who is part English, part French, and so determined to join a league of spies, she’s getting herself consistently into trouble. You have Eloise who is a modern girl, but has boy troubles. You also have a certain character and her umbrella. The dialogue isn’t incredibly witty either, but I laughed (perhaps it doesn’t take much for me).
I liked that there were strong women in The Secret History Of The Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig, I almost didn’t expect it, because it is billed as a historical romance, but these women kick ass. They are brave, courageous, intelligent, and loyal. Granted they may be a bit sexually active, but that really does not bother me. I felt Amy Balcourt was a determined force to be reckoned with.
Aside from the characters, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation was steamy. There were certain scenes/chapters which may offend those who dislike book sex, whereas others will have to cool down after those scenes.
I would say The Secret History Of The Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig is definitely not a serious read, it’s basically brain candy after a stressful week, and I found it rather easy to lose myself in this book. While reading it, I suggest you drink Chocolate Lab Wine. It’s a New York chocolate flavored dessert wine, I wouldn’t call it my wine of choice, it’s too sweet, but definitely something I do enjoy once in awhile!
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The books get even better and more fun as they go along!
Great review.
Sounds like a great read – good thing is, it's already sitting on my bookshelf and I should've reviewed it ages ago, but somehow didn't. Thanks for reminding me!
I'm not a fan of book sex, but I still do enjoy these books as brain candy.
Nice review! I enjoyed this book but didn't realize until recently that it's part of a series.