Unmasking Miss Appleby (Baleful Godmother, #1)

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She s not who she seemsOn her 25th birthday, Charlotte Appleby receives a most unusual gift from the Faerie godmother she never knew she had the ability to change shape Penniless and orphaned, she sets off for London to make her fortune as a man But a position as secretary to Lord Cosgrove proves unexpectedly challenging Someone is trying to destroy Cosgrove and his life is increasingly in jeopardy.As Charlotte plunges into London s backstreets and brothels at Cosgrove s side, hunting his persecutor, she finds herself fighting for her life and falling in love Best Read [ Unmasking Miss Appleby (Baleful Godmother, #1) ] By [ Emily Larkin ] – kino-fada.fr I ve given this an A at AAR, so that s 4.5 stars rounded up.It s no secret that my least favourite trope is the one in which the heroine passes herself off as a man I find it too difficult to believe that nobody would notice she wasn t one, even within the idealised setting of a romantic novel That s not to say that some authors haven t managed to pull it off with a reasonable degree of success most recently, Eva Leigh made a good job of it in Forever Your Earl , by having the heroine be as I ve given this an A at AAR, so that s 4.5 stars rounded up.It s no secret that my least favourite trope is the one in which the heroine passes herself off as a man I find it too difficult to believe that nobody would notice she wasn t one, even within the idealised setting of a romantic novel That s not to say that some authors haven t managed to pull it off with a reasonable degree of success most recently, Eva Leigh made a good job of it in Forever Your Earl , by having the heroine be as aware as the reader of the difficulty of a woman pretending to be a man and making others believe it and went on to use the premise to make some insightful social comment.In Unmasking Miss Appleby, Emily Larkin goes one step further than disguising her heroine by the use of theatrical costume and make up she has her heroine able to actually transform herself into a man by virtue of a magical power bestowed upon her.Okay, okay I completely re...One of the most original historical romances I read in a long long time And just to think how many times this book was on and off my tbr Even after seeing high ratings and wonderful reviews from my GR friends, I was still on a fence I don t care for plots with mistaken identity, especially the ones where a woman masquerading as a man because let s face it, it s rarely done to be believable But add to this paranormal elements No, this was definitely a fence too high for me to jump or, so I t One of the most original historical romances I read in a long long time And just to think how many times this book was on and off my tbr Even after seeing high ratings and wonderful reviews from my GR friends, I was still on a fence I don t care for plots with mistaken identity, especially the ones where a woman masquerading as a man because let s face it, it s rarely done to be believable But add to this paranormal elements No, this was definitely a fence too high for...4.5 starsFree on On Charlotte Christina Albinia Appleby s 25th birthday, she is visited by a rather unwilling Faerie Godmother and informed that the women in her line get a special kind of birthday present She can choose levitation, translocation, longevity, reading people s minds.or how about metamorphosis Change into anything and anyone with a beating heart Man, woman, animal That ability in particular, is a like a present sent from heaven Become a man, find herself a job and esca 4.5 starsFree on On Charlotte Christina Albinia Appleby s 25th birthday, she is visited by a rather unwilling Faerie Godmot...This book was such a nice surprise The story is not a comedy, but it s full of funny moments regarding the Charlotte s awkwardness with her changed sexShe wished Swiffen s Cyclopaedia had an entry on the pego, explaining its peculiarities Why was it so stiff when she woke in the mornings How could something so soft become so hard And what did one do to control it Using her Faerie gift to wish it limp again worked, but she d never seen a man walking around with his...I was a little nervous when I saw the synopsis for this book as I m not a big lover of historical romance with paranormal elements However, having read a number of excellent reviews from trusted friends, I decided to take the plunge and I wasn t disappointed I loved this imaginative, intelligently written and delightful romance The Story It s the day of Charlotte Appleby s 25th birthday, but her life is not the one she had dreamed of Orphaned when her father died, she has lived with her uncl I was a little nervous when I saw the synopsis for this book as I m not a big lover of historical romance with paranormal elements However, having read a number of excellent reviews from trusted friends, I decided to take the plunge and I wasn t disappointed I loved this imaginative, intelligently written and delightful romance The Story It s the day of Charlotte Appleby s 25th birthday, but her life is not the one she had dreamed of Orphaned when her father died, she has lived with her uncle and aunt for the past 8 years Treated as littlethan a servant, Charlotte longs to be independent and earn her way in life, but her uncle has made it clear that, if she leaves, she can never return Charlotte appreciates that at leas...I liked the hero and the heroine but the paranormal aspect of shapeshifting kept them from building a romantic relationship together I know they spend time together but hero doesn t know it s her and they never bond that way The trying to murder mystery was loose end, red herring, and fractured for me didn t flow or provide entertainment for me to follow along with.I may be too square for this story, lol Like I said in a update, there wasintimacy between the heroine and her peg...That was fun May write a review later.Charlotte Appleby had lost her parent at an early age and was then sent to live with her aunt and uncle where instead of feeling like family she had feltof a servant On Charlotte s 25th birthday she receives a strange visitor in her room, a faerie that tells Charlotte that she is allowed to make one wish The only thing that Charlotte has ever wanted is the ability to support herself and not rely on her aunt and uncle so Charlotte debates carefully and decides to wish for the ability of m Charlotte Appleby had lost her parent at an early age and was then sent to live with her aunt and uncle where instead of feeling like family she had feltof a servant On Charlotte s 25th birthday she receives a strange visitor in her room, a faerie that tells Charlotte that she is allowed to make one wish The only thing that Charlotte has ever wanted is the ability to support herself and not rely on her aunt and uncle so Charlotte debates carefully and decides to wish for the ability of metamorphosis With Charlotte s new ability she leaves her home and sets off to London to find a job now that she has the ability to mask herself as a man since a woman wouldn t be able to obtain work Answering a...Such a FUN read This book is one big adventure First, I d like to say thank you to Ira for bringing this book to my attention I saw this in her shelf She rated it high and it got me curious Charlotte has been given a gift on her 25th birthday She gets to choose from invisibility, healing, levitation, metamorphosis andIt s a gift from a faerie as payment for the service her ancestors did Charlotte chose the ability to change shape A person or animal exciting She decided to becom Such a FUN read This book ...4.25 starsI love it, never read something like this before.If you read PNR, this should be an excellent read for you but if you aren t, you still can love this well written HR, as long as you can suspend your disbelief Come on, we are all read Cinderella, aren t we Lol.It was funny but the seriousness of the...

Unmasking Miss Appleby (Baleful Godmother, #1)
  • English
  • 16 December 2018
  • ebook
  • 391 pages
  • Emily Larkin
  • Unmasking Miss Appleby (Baleful Godmother, #1)