Title: THAT SCOUNDREL EMILE DUBOIS
Author: Lucinda Elliot
Publish Date: 12.13.12
Publisher: Lucinda Elliot
Category /Genre: Historical Paranormal Romance
Received from: Lucinda Elliot (in exchange for an honest review)
Tour by: My Family’s Heart Book Reviews
Goodreads: That
Scoundrel Emile Dubois
Date completed: 01.21.14
Description from the publisher:
When Sophie de Courcy, the often
foolishly romantic and bored but patient companion to the Dowager Countess of
Ruthin, marries her long-time hero, the dashing but rascally French émigré
Émile Dubois, she has more excitement than she ever wanted as she is catapulted
into Gothic adventure with man vampires and time warps.
With the help of her dauntless maid
Agnes – who combines Tarot reading with a no-nonsense attitude – and whose own
love interest is Émile’s swaggering valet and former accomplice, Georges –
Sophie must come to terms with Émile’s criminal past and help free him from the
machinations of their evil neighbours the Kenrick’s.
Set during the French Revolution in
North Wales and in war torn France, this story is full of lively humour and
combines believable characters and over-the-top Gothic adventure as a pair of
down to earth eighteenth century villains become incongruously caught up in
occult happenings. This darkly funny, sometimes sad and often romantic tale
will captivate readers who enjoy a well written spoof of the Gothic tradition.’
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I love the cover on this book and
really wanted to enjoy a “spoof of the Gothic tradition,” but the reality did
not meet the expectations. Written to
appear that you have picked up a book written in the 17th century,
the syntax and vocabulary is strained and taxing. The characters are dumped on you without a
proper introduction to each to allow you to feel that you have met them. I found the story line too convoluted to be
followed. I constantly felt like I
needed to learn a new language to enjoy this story and I am not a fan of that
type of presentation. It’s why I don’t
read the epic adventure stories like LOTR.
Bottom line: I did not enjoy the reading, but thought the
story concept unique.
Grammar/editing: ungraded because of
the “different language” factor.
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Originally posted 01.21.2014 on my
previous website
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