I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't any of what I found... 
 The Good: 
 After A Fashion is written incredibly well with a touch of humor and intrigue around every corner. It's filled with vibrant and quirky characters, and fun twists and turns. 
 The epilogue was really amazing! I found it particularly genius. 
 Overall, I did enjoy the story, but that doesn't mean it's without its faults. 
 The Bad: 
 Oh the anarchisms! I know Christian historical fiction can get a little loosey-goosey when it comes to accuracy, but this was over the top. What was set in 1881 felt like the early 1900's and it was distracting. Everything from fashion, to dialogue, to decorum was out of place and odd. It was a strange mixture of Regency/Edwardian/Jazz Age. No joke. 
 Harriet was hard to connect to, for me at least. And Oliver was too much of a Gary Stu (male equivalent of Mary Sue). 
 There was little to no tension throughout the story because everything was smoothed over and taken care of quickly and easily. 
 Verdict: 
 I wanted to rate After A Fashion higher because the cover is beautiful, the story had such potential, and I read a lot of good reviews, but in the end I just didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to. If you're into loose and fluffy stories, I would definitely recommend it. 
 Content: 
 Language: None 
 Religion: Minimal (subtle and truthful) 
 Romance: Clean (very attraction based) 
 Violence: Minimal (view spoiler)[(one scene involving gun brandishing) (hide spoiler)]