The prologue of this book, from the heroine Phoebe's point of view, hooked me making me think the book would take off in one direction, with a strong heroine, but in fact, it went another. Then I felt the pace dragged for the next several chapters, establishing Ned's character (hero), and the switching of places between Ned and his friend, Turner. This drag nearly stopped me reading the book. Also, much reading time was invested in Turner and his love interest, Letitia, that for a while I liked Turner more, and was wishing the book would be about him instead.
There were redeeming elements in the book. The identity swap engineered a humorous commentary on society's treatment of people based on their social status.
I loved Phoebe''s reaction to a first kiss manoeuvre by Ned. This brought back my interest as she showed some of the spark she had in the prologue.
It took me a long time to warm to Ned. And I wished Phoebe had more gumption at times. That''s just me. Other readers are bound to like the characters more than I did.
I liked that the author included notes at the end referring to her historical research. That research was well used in the book and sometimes in a cleverly, humorous way that had me laughing.
The book is certainly very well written and I can see this author has talent. I would like to try more of her books.
***Note:*** The sequel to this novel, "The Lie and The Lady" has now been published. 5 Stars - I loved it! It is about Turner and Letitia from this novel. I think I easily loved them in the sequel because I felt I knew them well from "The Game and The Governess." You don't need to read The Game and the Governess to enjoy the sequel, but I think it enhances the reading experience. So I recommend reading The Game and The Governess first if you can.
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Incredibly tedious!
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Recomendable, como todos los de la autora.
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Happy in Rockwood.
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Very poor characters with no redeeming qualities
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Enjoyable and entertaining
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