The whole gender-bender plotlines are one of my favorites but also one of the most difficult for an author to pull off. In this story, Henrietta Rolland aka Lord Harry Monlieth, is on a mission to avenge her brother's death from the man she believes is responsible for engineering the plot that put him in harm's way. In general, I enjoyed the story. However, there were some many weak points. (view spoiler)[The majority of the books concentrates on Hetty's vendetta with Jason Candaver whom she believes is responsible for her beloved brother's death. So much so that when the love interest blooms, it seems to be unbelieveable. At least on Jason's part, we can believe it but with Hetty who harbored such deep hatred for him, while it is plausible she may have feelings for him. The depth at which she falls is what is hard to swallow.The other parts of the novel was a bit clunky in terms of flow. Only in the beginning while everything was being set up. It wasn't bad; just jarring. Once all the flashbacks were finished, the story moved smoothly.The last part that was weird was after Jason and Hetty learned that her father was responsible for Damein's death (along with Jason's uncle). Their reaction and subsequent actions didn't ring right with me. I can understand that they lived with it as a secret but Hetty's reactions and Jason's reactions just struck me as odd.<\spoiler>Aside from the weak points, I loved how Hetty trained for her revenge plot and charmed Candaver's mistress. It was pretty entertaining. (hide spoiler)]
To avenge her brother Damien, miss Henrietta Rolland must change physical appearance and Lord Henry is born. A book of misled information a urgent need of justice for a brother that his only sin was to love a woman who had to married to his lover rival, or that was what miss Hetty believes.A circle of switching identities and mischief with avenging his brother's death that's what keeps this young lady in sinking into the grieving of the brother that took his time with her when their own father just keep on his political career.A few paragraphs from this book: "It was often said that the clothes made the man. He was now inclined to believe, rather, that one saw what one expected to see.""Many times the cause for revenge is lost over the years. Yet the desire for revenge upon one’s enemies remains, as if it were born into the soul itself.” “By God, I feel pity for the poor mortal man who has the taming of you.” Hetty unwisely said, “You wretched men. Why must you always think that if a woman shows any spirit at all she has to be tamed? Tamed?"“They say, Signore, if a man goes into battle with but one weapon and a prayer on his lips, he is a fool."“God, I’ve been like Don Quixote, fencing with windmills, searching for vengeance, when I had naught to do but speak to you, to show you Elizabeth’s letter, to ask for the truth. You were my vendetta. I used you to help pull me from my grief. I made you my nemesis. I made you evil, all on the basis of a single letter. May God forgive me, what if I had killed you?”
What do You think about Lord Harry (2003)?
I enjoyed this book. I like the surprises in the story. I wish she would have said what happened with Sir Harry and the girl he wanted to mary. I know the marquiss talked to Sir Filey and told him to leave Sir Harry alone and he probably will, but I would have liked to seen how or if Sir Harry fixed his bothched proposal.
—M.G.
