I really enjoyed the light and entertaining theme and depiction of the characters. It made me smile and I liked the feelings they had for each other. Kept me reading till the end.

I love language, languages, and polyglots—which Violet is. The young girl, long in love with the boy—well, duke’s third son—next door, and never really seen by him as a desirable young woman until one night, when he does. It alters her life for the worse, and without saying why, she moves to Spindle Cove ( which sounds like a village or town on the US Eastern Seaboard) to attempt to heal, away from the scene of The Disappointment and uncomfortable questions. At a ball the night before she must return home, a bloodied stranger collapses at her feet.m, a stranger who looks all too familiar. She may still choose to be a wallflower at balls, but (pardon me) she is no shrinking violet, not the self-effacing girl she was a year before. I can’t say more without spoilers, but I like the woman she’s become. I really enjoyed the story, even though it’s the second in a series, and I haven’t read the first one yet.

I enjoyed this book. Bit it ended too soon, I will read another if I get a iTunes card for Christmas