There is no reason to linger on meaningless details over and over that add NOTHING to the story. Then, they "take another swallow of wine." Nope. Then, they "spear" a piece of meat with their fork. You always know you're reading a bad writer when they have characters "chew thoughtfully" while eating. Chop chop! Move it along! She was stalling for no good reason, going on and on and on about ridiculous things. The writer just dragged things down again and again with unnecessary, mind-numbingly tedious details and scenes. However it was all ruined for me by a terrible writing style and unfortunately, narration. I only got through about 8 chapters before I just couldn't take it anymore. I think that if the narrator would just listen to pre-WWII American recordings, she would be able to appropriate replicate the right accent and greatly enhance the listening experience.
This seems to be an editing issue that should have been addressed during production, as learning the "aristocrats" Trans-Atlantic American accent could be done just as easily as learning an anachronistic modern Bronx/Queens accent- even Daisy's accent is off. Vincent, so I don't know why a modern Bronx/Queen accent would be appropriate for Lillian Bowman. In the US, the wealthy "aristocracy" of the 19th and early 20th century didn't use a Bronx/Queens accent, they were taught a very "proper" style of American English, just as families in the British nobility learned Received Pronunciation- that style of English that tells the lower classes in Regency romances that the characters are a "Bob" or a "Lady." The narrator would never use a Yorkshire or Cockney accent for Lord St. Maintaining the British Accent would have been better and more appropriate.
However, her American accents were painfully terrible because they were historically inappropriate for two daughters living in 5th Avenue Mansions in Manhattan. I like her British accents quite well, except for a few chronic mispronunciations (regardless of American/British pronunciation styles). This really helps you feel a part of the world she created. LK is particularly skilled with connecting different generations in her story lines. One of the things that I love about LK (and a few others) is the inter-connection between the different novel series. I loved having the history of Jenner's connected to the Wallflowers and Craven's- and this first introduction of Cam from the Hathaway series. The story was engaging, and I finished in within a day while doing tasks around house. This story is excellent- I loved the two main characters, particularly since they are in so many of LK other stories. Excellent story with pronunciation Issues
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