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Penelope Goes to Portsmouth by M.C. Beaton

chartsh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

thunguyen's review

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3.0

Miss Pym's 3rd time on a Flying Machine. Of course the carriage broke down on the way, as what happened previously. But this time, it wasn't an accident. This story is the most deviated from the drawing room setting, it has lots of intrigues and actions with multiple murder and rescue plots. The characters are the most vulgar (meaning of lower social status), all were from the very edge of the Upper Class. Even the hero was a penniless younger son of some Earl, the heroine was low-born but gently bred, her world view was super naive and half Radical. They were as less compatible a pair as the book advertised, which made a difference as required in this instalment of the series. While their chemistry is questionable, the suspense keeps the book going. And Miss Pym acquired a very strange butler plus 2 enemies. So this feels like a paver for future developments in Miss Pym's own story where maybe everything will come back in a push for her own happy ending with Sir George?

helenephoebe's review

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4.0

Review - Not the best in the Travelling Matchmaker series, but enjoyable nonetheless. One thing that I didn't really understand was how Lord Augustus could seem so indifferent, and even uncaring, towards Penelope, but he suddenly admits he loves her and wants to marry her. That was a little unrealistic to me. I loved knowing how Hannah rescued Benjamin, because I've read the later books before I read this one, so that was interesting to find out.

Genre - Historical / Romance

Characters - Hannah Pym / Penelope Wilkins / Mr Cato / Lord Abernathy / Lord Augustus / Miss Trentham / Benjamin Stubbs

Setting - Portsmouth (England)

Series - Travelling Matchmaker #3

Recommend - Yes

Rating - 16/20

lilacgirl128's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

skis_vole's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

krisz's review against another edition

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4.0

Tetszett, hogy a könyv nemcsak az utazásról mesélt, hanem a sztori folytatódott a megérkezés után is. Az utasok is érdekesebbek voltak, és a szerző sem kínzott agyon minket a backstory bemutatásával, elég volt az első három oldalt átlapozni. Az is jó volt, hogy Sir George-ra nem gondolt annyit a vénkisasszony, mint a 2. kötetben.
Ami viszont nem tetszett, az a megoldás hiánya – egyáltalán nem lett megoldva a konfliktus, hogy a kereskedőleány és az arisztokrata fiú miért házasodhatna össze: egy hihetetlen pálfordulást láttunk a leány anyja részéről, amivel a magyarázat az orrunk alá lett dugva, de ennek hiteltelensége kifejezetten zavaró volt, és nem is lett volna elég indok.
Az viszont jó ötlet volt, hogy itt nem történt baleset a postakocsival, más módon oldotta meg a szerző az út meghosszabbítását!

tlsouthard's review against another edition

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3.0

More of the same. I just love the secondary characters, though. Benjamin is an interesting character to add to the mix and Hannah Pym remains charming. And Hannah not only picks up friends this time but also an enemy, which is unusual for this kind of series.

thecraftywelshie's review against another edition

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4.0

Another great stagecoach adventure! Still absolutely love the main character and am looking forward to more tales of the travelling matchmaker with the added bonus of a new character!