Wow, where have I been? A legitimate question, since I've been traipsing around Europe! I've been reading, not writing, so now its catch up time.
This is the latest installment of Alexander's Lady Emily Hargreaves series (which originally began as the Lady Emily Ashton series, although now Lady Emily has remarried and is no longer Lady Ashton). This was the least thrilling of the books. The ending was anticlimactic, and several chapters of the book were rather boring. Interspersed between some of the chapters are diary entries from Lady Emily's bestie, Ivy, who is stressing about all of London finding out her "secret." I admit, I was intrigued by this, since Ivy is an incredibly sweet, loving, loyal, somewhat naive sidekick of Lady Emily. When she finally reveals her secret to Lady Emily at the end, its surprising, but definitely not worth waiting the entire book for discover it.
Onto the story, after the murder of a legitimate, honest businessman, someone begins painting the steps of London's fashionable homes with red paint. Shortly after, a scandalous secret is revealed leading to the destruction, and in one case a suicide, of those keeping the secret. Lady Emily and her husband, Colin Hargreaves, embark on a mission to find out who is ousting the liars, cheat, adulterers. Alexander is a talented writer, but she couldn't quite pull off the storyline. A lot of the characters were stock characters and poorly developed.
I still love Lady Ashton though. I hope Alexander hasn't hit her peak with this series and will produce an awesome book in the future.
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