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A review by heatherwoodauthor
Eldorado: More Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
4.0
Romantic, suspenseful, and detailed. I read this out loud to my husband. We did not love Armand's instalove that made him make such ridiculous choices. I've never seen this kind of behavior from grown people in real life in my entire life, so it was not believable for us. We just went, "well, this is the dark side of the romanticism the French are famous for!"
Each chapter had us holding our breath as chapter after chapter advanced the story very little. We always joked, "are we going to get down the hall in this chapter? Will the next chapter get us out into the porch?" That's how slowly it progressed, with all the detail and feelings Orczy wanted us to experience in each scene. So the suspense was spot on.
The end wrapped up quickly. Glad to see Percy and Marguerite still alive and going strong, and his treatment of Armand's betrayal is convicting and inspiring.
Lastly, this book had way too many uses of the word wan. I don't really know how to pronounce wan. I will say that I've never heard it used in every other sentence before now. We also had plenty carryover of "imperturbable," that unpronounceable (to me) darling from The Scarlet Pimpernel, and preemptory. Ah the joys of reading aloud!
Each chapter had us holding our breath as chapter after chapter advanced the story very little. We always joked, "are we going to get down the hall in this chapter? Will the next chapter get us out into the porch?" That's how slowly it progressed, with all the detail and feelings Orczy wanted us to experience in each scene. So the suspense was spot on.
The end wrapped up quickly. Glad to see Percy and Marguerite still alive and going strong, and his treatment of Armand's betrayal is convicting and inspiring.
Lastly, this book had way too many uses of the word wan. I don't really know how to pronounce wan. I will say that I've never heard it used in every other sentence before now. We also had plenty carryover of "imperturbable," that unpronounceable (to me) darling from The Scarlet Pimpernel, and preemptory. Ah the joys of reading aloud!