I read through this book very quickly. A couple of days even. It was very good with loads of interesting characters. I do have my complaints. 1.) The writing comes off a bit "British Snob", especially in the beginning. 2.) The physical appearance of the main character is pecked at so consistently, that I even started to become self conscious. 3.) The descriptions were so over done at times that I was literally skipping paragraphs by the end of the book. But the story easily overcomes those problems and the characters are so likable that I still wanted to keep reading. Not to mention, their interactions constantly had me cracking up. Make sure you watch for my video review, which will be posted here: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBookVl... 
 Recommended 
 Yes/No Checklist 
 Sex: Sorta *Lots of heavy kissing and the one sex scene is mostly glossed over. 
 Gore: Some 
 Rape: No 
 Magic: Supernatural creatures, but no powers 
 Drugs: No *A smoking pipe and chloroform are used a few times. 
 Star Categories 
 Romance: 5 Stars 
 Action: 3.5 Stars 
 Pacing: 4 Stars 
 Writing: 3.5 Stars *Knocked for the above issues. 
 Plot: 4 Stars 
 Overall: 4 Stars 
 Protagonist Meter 
 Damsel-*---------Badass 
 She may claim to be a strong-willed female, but in the end she is still a damsel. I was hoping we would have seen her kicking a bit more butt with that parasol of hers, but that one demonstration in the opening scene is really all we get. In fact, the parasol seemed to "disappear" whenever she really needed it.