17th Century Jerry Springer complete with "who's the daddy?" opening salvo and plenty of bed hopping throughout. While very lengthy, it was also light and breezy. I admit I skipped the first chapter of each of the books as they were not directly relevant to the plot which helped move things along.

My only criticism is that where the author took pains to enlighten the reader as to the thoughts and motivations of all characters, he left a certain crucial decision made by Sophia, at the end of the book, completely unexplained. It seemed odd and inconsistent. It is only a small problem, however, in an otherwise very entertaining and well-written book.