This book had so many unexpected elements that I found myself delightfully engrossed right up to the very end! Characters that turned out to be nothing like I expected, circumstances that I never anticipated and a mysterious villain that kept me suspensefully guessing at the identity of throughout the novel. Honestly, I got to the point where every tiny little quirk that a character displayed had me suspecting them of nefarious intent!
I seriously enjoyed this book so much that I found it difficult to stop reading when I needed to set it aside for other things, and I ended up finishing it in record timing because I just kept needing to know what would happen next!
Humor, suspense, manners (and the lack thereof), romance, an amazing cast of characters, adventurous escapades… Piracy, bakery, villainy, oh my! Oh, and Regency! Really, this book had it all and I am head-over-heels in love with everything about it. Author Grace Hitchcock did a fantastic job at crafting this unexpectedly enthralling and charmingly surprising tale!
