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#1 in the Maiden Lane series
The setting is the dark side of London in the early 1700's, which is fascinating. Temperance and her brother Winter are directors of an orphanage on the fringes of one of the worst neighborhoods. But their home is well-run and contented, only burdened by the fact that their patron has died, leaving them with a lack of funding. In her search for a new patron, Temperance makes a bargain wi ...more
#1 in the Maiden Lane series
The setting is the dark side of London in the early 1700's, which is fascinating. Temperance and her brother Winter are directors of an orphanage on the fringes of one of the worst neighborhoods. But their home is well-run and contented, only burdened by the fact that their patron has died, leaving them with a lack of funding. In her search for a new patron, Temperance makes a bargain wi ...more
This was hard to get into. I had to stick with it before I really started to enjoy it. And I felt like the whole darker side of Lord Caires and Temperance needed to be explored a bit more, but overall I enjoyed this one. I liked the suspense part of it with the murders and liked how strong Temperance was.
I will likely continue on with this series.
I will likely continue on with this series.
May 11, 2010
Amy ~Lover of Books~
marked it as to-read
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Ruth
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Oct 02, 2014
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