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No Proper Lady (2011)

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3.27 of 5 Votes: 1
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ISBN
1402259522 (ISBN13: 9781402259524)
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Sourcebooks Casablanca

No Proper Lady (2011) - Plot & Excerpts

This was a weird, weird book. It had a touch of dystopian, supernatural. A touch urban fantasy. And a whole heap of Victorian age romance. But the all-over-the-genre aspect of it meant that I never felt like I got enough of any of it. The dystopian world was a very brief cut. I never really got the feel of it and had no attachment to it (or its goals). The Victorian romance was playing hot and loose with rules (as you do with time travelling demon hunters or what not) but some of the appeal for that genre are the rules and the intriguing ways the characters find to get around them. I felt like Simon was way, way, way too accepting of Joan and, likewise, Joan was too at ease in Victorian England. I loved the novelty of the mashup concept but I think some of the hooks fell short for me. I almost gave up on this book. The pacing is painfully slow even though the actual story is very interesting. Joan travels back to the past during Victorian times to try and save the world. In her time, the world is overrun by demons and humanity is losing. Her mission is to kill the man who wrote the book that opened a gateway for the demons to cross into their world.I liked the characters. I liked the story. I'm just not overly thrilled with the writing style. It's not bad; just not my cup of tea. It's very dense and after 20 pages you have gone no further in the story. This author does a lot of telling as well as showing and slows the story down considerably. If you don't mind the pacing, then you will enjoy the novel

What do You think about No Proper Lady (2011)?

Not a fan of dark magic and demon possession.
—Lorna

love love love! action suspense and romance!
—ozi13

I thought it was pretty good...a fast read.
—shrutz

3.8stars
—marbs

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