What did you enjoy most about the romance between Evelyn and William? How does it compare to other star-crossed lovers in literature?
There was a lot of give and take between Evelyn and William. Both had strong personalities,particularly Evelyn. It took a while for the two to mesh.
It is a common trope in romances where the two characters spend a lot of time wondering if the other person truly cares about them and if they deserve him or her. I enjoyed the “chase” and was rooting for them to come together in the end.
The romance was very slow moving with lots of doubts on both sides.
I didn’t think the romance moved all that well and I didn’t really care enough about these two to root one way or the other.
I didn’t really enjoy the romance between them. They were too combative for me to fall in love with one another. I really didn’t like William in the beginning of the book.
The story is so very “Austin like” in its story line and interactions. Just finished PBS series season 1 Sanditon and so similar. Evelyn and Miss Heyward, both strong opinionated women uncommon for the time.
I think that was the typical romance for the time frame. They both had their own problems and once they realized they needed to confide in each other, things went well. A young romance always has it’s ups and downs - theirs were minor in comparison to some others. Here again ‘truth’ was the only way forward.