NUMBER: 36TITLE: Beauty and the Spy
AUTHOR: Julie Anne Long
STARTED: April 11, 2006
FINISHED: April 12, 2006
PAGES: 377
GENRE: Romance
FIRST SENTENCE: Years later, Anna would remember how big the moon had been that night, swollen and slung low like a pregnant woman on the brink of birth.
SUMMARY: [From amazon.com] SHOCKING! London's belle of the ball, Susannah Makepeace, is the last person who should suddenly be stuck in the sleepy village of Barnstable. In town, she would never have seen a man swimming naked in a pond. And she certainly would have resisted the urge to draw every single bit of him in astonishing detail! SIZZLING! Very few people know that Viscount Kit Whitelaw is the best spy in His Majesty's secret service. But his high-flying life has finally banished him from London. Not to worry - if Susannah's erotic sketches are any indication of her nature, she'll be a delicious stand-in for the thrill of espionage. SCANDALOUS! When odd accidents follow in Susannah's wake, Kit's spy senses start tingling. For what better mystery is there for England's greatest spy than the secrets of the delectable puzzle that is Susannah?
REASON FOR READING: I saw the cover on a blog, and just had to have it.
THOUGHTS: Impressive... sort of. The idea behind the book is amazing, and I was glad to hear this is the start of a trilogy. On the whole the story was interesting, the characters enjoyable, and the writing fun. Aside from that, there was nothing special about this book. The one real upside, Sussanah wasn't a twit. She used her skill in art just like anyone else was. As opposed to other romance novels, it wasn't her saving grace that "freed" her from her world. It was just a skill and hobby she enjoyed. Also, I like how she just jumped the Kit.
MISCELLANEOUS: For some reason, I am drawn to romance novels with corsets on the cover.
KEEP/SHARE/CRINGE(?): PBSing
RATING: 5/10 [I didn't particularly like it or dislike it; mixed review]
CR: Adcult USA by James B. Twitchell
RN: Yesterday & Forever by Victoria Alexander
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