Name: Prelude for a Lord
ISBN: 9780310320357

Camille Elliot

While music enthusiast Lady Alethea waits for her 30th birthday and a large inheritance to arrive, she is forced to ask Lord Dommick, rumored to be mad, for help when she discovers that someone is trying to steal her violin. Original.

Prelude for a Lord

Mary Horton

*sighs happily* I loved this book so much. 

First things first: I love regency stories. They inevitably draw my mind to Jane Austen, whose stories are some of my top favorites. Also, I play the violin, and anytime there's a story with one, I have to be in on it.

Well. Prelude for a Lord surely won me over. It was such a sweet, touching, and engaging story. Filled with wonderful characters (like Lord Dommick!!), moments of hilarity, thrilling action and mystery, sweet romance, and powerful themes, it completely stole my heart.

SO...bring on the list. *rubs hands together excitedly*


  Lovely Things:
 

- The writing. Ohhhh, yes. The writing was lovely. Not only did the author use proper British spelling (THANK YOU), but she also used evocative and unique descriptions. Simply lovely.

- THE CHARACTERS. Oh my goodness, the characters deserve ALL THE CAPS. You have thoughtful, protective, brooding Lord Dommick (think Mr. Thornton or Mr. Darcy); strong yet tender Lady Alethea; and teasing and witty Lord Ian, to name just a few of my favorites. The characters were well-developed and felt very realistic without being boring.

- The mystery. It was handled really well! I tend to have rather low expectations for mystery elements in romance novels--specifically if they deal with regency time periods. Don't ask me why. *shrugs* Fortunately, I was surprised with how well Camille Elliot wove in the mystery threads. It was engaging and exciting, without being the only focus of the story.

- The romance. YES. We come to this point at last! I loooooooved Alethea and Dommick together. <333 They were so adorable and very much reminded me of Darcy and Elizabeth. Which is always welcome. ;)

- The themes. I really appreciated how the author demonstrated powerful themes of love, salvation, and trust. When handled correctly, these themes are always worth reading about. It's especially nice that the faith elements weren't preachy (in my opinion), as a lot of Christian fiction gets a bad rap for that.

- The music. I adored all the musical undercurrents of the story. Since I play the violin, I deeply appreciate authors who take the time to really delve into the emotion and complexity involved with music. Gahhh, it was wonderful. <3


  Not So Lovely Things:


- Not much. The ending felt a bit rushed/unsatisfying, and I wasn't completeeeely sold on how the mystery resolved...but overall, not much to mention.

If you're worried about content, there are some kisses exchanged (not too detailed for me, especially in comparison to other books), as well as mention of people selling women into marriages. It's all tactfully handled, and the characters thankfully weren't spending the entire book thinking about how beautiful the other person was/how badly they wanted to kiss them. Which was refreshing. XP

SO YES! I highly recommend this book. GO FORTH AND READ IT.

4.5 stars!

Prelude for a Lord

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