Started well, ended well, but there was a lot of drag in between, particularly the most tedious two young lovers I've seen since Georgette Heyer was writing. There's even some Heyeresque commenting on how very tedious they are: "The only interruptions to this inanity were the breathless silences during which, Grey imagined, they pair stood gazing raptly into each other's eyes. Rather like poleaxed beef. God, but young people in love were boring." Too true, and the lampshade doesn't help enough.Other than that, the story has some of Brockway's wit and sparkle; even some inauthentic sounding language kind of works with the mood of the book. And the primary romance is strong and appealing. So overall, not as good as it could have been, but worth a read.
