Amy Snow: The Richard & Judy Bestseller

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Amy Snow if found as a baby on the estate of Hatville Court and is rescued and grows up a companion (soul-mate), to the heiress Aurelia. Amy isn’t however held in any affection by Aurelia’s parents, Lord and Lady Vennaway, but Aurelia is insistent on her remaining with her. Everyone knows, including Aurelia and Amy that if Aurelia leaves, Amy would need to find somewhere else to live. At a point, Aurelia takes an extended trip without Amy, and Amy has to remain in an unwanted house without her. What she did when she was away will have repercussions that will affect Amy's life. Reluctantly given shelter at nearby Hatville Court, she is despised by the masters and servants alike. The prose for me was so lyrical, that I was completely immersed into Amy and Aurelia's story. I loved how Aurelia helped Amy become her own woman through the treasure hunt. After the way Aurelia's mother (and father eventually) treated Amy throughout her life, it was so nice to see Amy get the chance to show what a lady she really was and to finally have a happy ending. This book intrigued and frustrated me. At times I seemed to be reading and reading and getting nowhere. My thoughts are this could have done with a heavy edit. As it is, it seemed to meander around for much of the time. The premise was good, the execution though left something to be desired and the mystery Amy was set to uncover always felt predictable. Several times I considered giving up but somehow just couldn’t bring myself to do it, so I guess that is testament to the author’s writing skill that I needed to see how it all played out.

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The ending was absolute crap! I was extremely disappointed in the writing style of the last few chapters and the way in which loose ends were revealed. Whatever initial interest this book caused me to have was lost, and I struggled to finish reading. This book was a pure escapism, and I immensely enjoyed how Amy slowly found her place in this world, how much she developed, how she learnt so much about herself, started to know her boundaries and what she's able to do to fulfil Aurelia's last wish.

For those who know my pet-peeve with novels set in the Victorian era, Queen Victoria doesn't make a appearance but she's referenced frequently at the beginning. How does the character of Quentin Garland illustrate the old idiom: “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? How do Amy’s naive interactions with Mr. Garland serve as a romantic education of sorts?

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With thanks to www.simonandschuster.com , where you can find even more reading guide material including a Q&A with Tracy Entre Aurelia y Amy hacen un tándem difícil de ignorar, un par de mujeres que viven en una época de hombres. The beautiful Hatville heiress, Aurelia Vennaway, is Amy's only advocate - she becomes the light of Amy's life, and the centre of her existence. I thought the late Aurelia was so much more alive-- even in death-- than Amy could ever hope to be. Aurelia was perhaps a bit cliched, but engaging and fascinating, nonetheless. Although she was completely anachronistic. In fact, most of the book seemed full of anachronisms.Es una novela tipo «no es la historia sino que es la lectora» porque a mí estas historias tan lentas, me cuestan y necesito más chispa y, si le añades que no es romántica, cuando tengo el gran defecto de que casi es el único género con el que disfruto, pues creo que mi opinión no debería ser muy relevante A brilliant, compelling story that takes us on a journey through early Victorian England and gives us a bunch of strong female characters, some male characters that look so weak in comparison to our girls, but also some that are really worth to make acquaintance with, and of course give us a look at the society, with all its stereotypes, as well as intriguing mystery. I am over the moon to have discovered Tracy Rees and can't wait to see what she has in store for us in the next time. Oh, it had all the makings of a standard historical romantic melodrama. It actually should have been eye-rolling. Not sure, actually, how it avoided that fate. It took me quite a while to stop cringing in dread for what the story was about to become. But the book persistently rose above what it might have been, to actually be a satisfying read.