I know I am grading harshly against other books I've tried listening to lately, but it has been frustrating trying to find that perfect balance of plot, character, and narrator lately to wile away a few tedious working hours. She managed to differentiate character dialogue well with varying accents and without making the opposite sex sound like dolts or chain-smokers. She did not have a grating voice, which has been a big barrier for me finding decent escape romances from Audible Plus lately. Oh well, its so common I hate to pick on Kate Pierce for relying on the sins-of-omission trope so heavily, when she really did write an engaging story, despite some faults. Admittedly there were also a few face-palms, where I wondered why romance authors continue to rely so heavily on the abominable 'if only they trusted each other enough to be honest the ENTIRE plot would be wrapped up in a page" trope. And neithrr Elizabeth or her duke were TSTL or just plain maddening - mostly.
More than once I felt that tightness in my chest over a particularly heartwrenching or heart-stopping moment. Refreshingly, the story was full of spy intrigue and betrayal, admidst typical emotional and family dramas. fall in love after long pages of detailed romps in the sack. I thought, oh boy, another 19th century Tonne debutante getting herself mixed up with the powerful Alpha rake, in which the only plot is Will they? Or won't they?. "Educating Elizabeth" just sounds so bland and salacious. I admit that I overlooked this title for a long time, mostly due to, well.
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