Le roman exerce un véritable magnétisme ! La plume de Mary Hooper est élégante et décrit avec réalisme la société victorienne à travers ses us et coutumes, comme la pratique controversée de la voyance et la divination, qui était très à la mode à l'époque et attirait des personnalités comme l'écrivain Arthur Conan Doyle (qu'on croise dans le livre). Par contre l'héroïne est terriblement naïve et impressionnable, c'est parfois très frustrant de la supporter. ;o) Actual rating: 7/10This was an interesting book which I read with rapt attention. I liked the plot and adored that it was set at the beginning of the 20th century in London. Mary Hooper chose an intriguing topic for 'Velvet', mediums, I have not read any other books on mediums and their presence in this book excited me. I do not believe in mediums and I wanted to see what the author made of them. There were many twists and turns and thankfully, no holes in the plot (at least none that I noticed). Overall a good book, one that I would certainly recommend to my historical fiction loving friends.Now for some spoilers :)Don't read on if you have not read the book.I am highly annoyed that the girl who thought there was more to life than marriage ended up GETTING MARRIED. So much for the whole feminist approach. Love triangles, god I hate love triangles. Both George and Charlie wanted to be with Velvet, though at least she ended up with Charlie considering George was a crook who happened to be... already married.What about Lizzie? Does anyone else remember that Lizzie was totally into Charlie and Velvet just disregarded that and married the man, Lizzie loved without even consulting her on the matter.I must admit I am just a tiny a bit suspicious about Velvet/Kitty's dad turning over a new leaf. A leapard never changes its spots.I hope you like my review and feel free to like, comment or friend me.
What do You think about Velvet (2011)?
Interesting plot. Enjoyed reading it....actually couldn't put it down.
—Nikki
a twisting plot keeping you enthralled till the very end
—SwYt
it was well written interesting and a good plot twist
—Samirah
