Man, this book is basically everything I want from a regency romance, start to finish.
Sally Kent is the only daughter in a family of naval officers who grew up on her father's ship. When her younger brother Richard refuses to report as a midshipman and runs away to be a pastor, she impersonates him and joins the crew herself. Her plans to remain on the ship and serve as a midshipman undetected are complicated by the presence of one of the lieutenants on the ship, Mr. Colyear, who is a dear friend of her older brothers and seems quite suspicious of 'Richard Kent.'
The setup is fantastic and would always draw me in, but the development of the story and the characters are absolutely wonderful. Sally is an incredible heroine, and the progression of her relationship with Col is pitch perfect. There's a depth to the depiction of life on a ship during the height of England's naval powers that made it easy to be swept away by the story. And characters, both major and minor, are much smarter and more perceptive than they can be in stories involving cross-dressing and deception, and as a result the entire plot feels much more realistic and satisfying than it might otherwise. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and will definitely be reading more by this author in the future.
Grade: A
Sally Kent is the only daughter in a family of naval officers who grew up on her father's ship. When her younger brother Richard refuses to report as a midshipman and runs away to be a pastor, she impersonates him and joins the crew herself. Her plans to remain on the ship and serve as a midshipman undetected are complicated by the presence of one of the lieutenants on the ship, Mr. Colyear, who is a dear friend of her older brothers and seems quite suspicious of 'Richard Kent.'
The setup is fantastic and would always draw me in, but the development of the story and the characters are absolutely wonderful. Sally is an incredible heroine, and the progression of her relationship with Col is pitch perfect. There's a depth to the depiction of life on a ship during the height of England's naval powers that made it easy to be swept away by the story. And characters, both major and minor, are much smarter and more perceptive than they can be in stories involving cross-dressing and deception, and as a result the entire plot feels much more realistic and satisfying than it might otherwise. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and will definitely be reading more by this author in the future.
Grade: A
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