Reviewer: Amy Lignor
Title: Mine Til Midnight - Part of the Platinum Romance Series
Author: Lisa Kleypas
Publisher: St. Martin’s
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-94980-8
Release Date: October 2007
Genre/Sub-genre: Historical Romance
Year/Setting: London, 1848
Overall Rating: 3.0
Sexual Content Rating: Subtle/Sensual
Language (Profanity/Slang) Content Rating: None/Mild
Violent Content Rating: Minimal
Lisa's Website:
www.lisakleypas.com
Dear Readers:
Amelia Hathaway is a strong, determined female whose main job in life is to take care of her family. A small inheritance, that looked so much better on paper than in real life, comes to the family and they are elevated into the world of aristocracy in historic London society. Amelia, unlike her wayward brother and younger sisters, really "sees" what’s going on in every aspect of the world and her own little corner of it. She’s a realist and a worrier. Of course, she has plenty to worry about. Most especially…her brother. This is the requisite young man whose major talent lies in drinking, gambling and embarrassing his family throughout town. Now, that would be enough to call his character the dreaded word…formulaic. But, thankfully, the writer added a slight twist to this usual obnoxious character and the reader soon finds themselves routing for the young man with all their heart.
Now Amelia – who reminds me a great deal of the strong sister Eleanor in Sense and Sensibility, spends all her time protecting her family from gossip-mongers who only seek to do their good name bad. She cooks, cleans, does the Cinderella-routine famously, and takes care to keep the family name clean so that her younger sisters can hopefully have a shot at a "good" marriage. Helping Amelia is a glorious character by the name of Merripen. He’s a gypsy who came to the family as a young boy and, even though there is a part of him that really wants to go back to his roots, he stays with the family and supports Amelia with all the work she needs to do. However, this is not a one-sided character. Merripen is explored in a lovely, soothing way by the writer who introduces the deep emotions that are held in his heart for Amelia’s ill sister. This is one of the best storylines in the book. I actually fell in love with this "secondary" romance more than I did with the hero of the story who was…Cam Rohan.
Cam is a gypsy as well, but has made a fortune doing things and running businesses that he actually loathes. He’s even tried countless times to lose his money. Yet no matter how he gambles, the man can simply not rid himself of the tether to the rich man’s world. He’s not uninteresting, but I recommend this book much more for the excellent "supporting" cast.
Amy
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