Judul : A Night Like This (Smythe-Smith Quartet #2)
Penulis : Julia Quinn
Tebal : 229 halaman
Penerbit Ebook : Avon
Anne Wynter might not be who she says she is…
But she's managing quite well as a governess to three highborn young ladies. Her job can be a challenge — in a single week she finds herself hiding in a closet full of tubas, playing an evil queen in a play that might be a tragedy (or might be a comedy—no one is sure), and tending to the wounds of the oh-so-dashing Earl of Winstead. After years of dodging unwanted advances, he's the first man who has truly tempted her, and it's getting harder and harder to remind herself that a governess has no business flirting with a nobleman.
Daniel Smythe-Smith might be in mortal danger…
But that's not going to stop the young earl from falling in love. And when he spies a mysterious woman at his family's annual musicale, he vows to pursue her, even if that means spending his days with a ten-year-old who thinks she's a unicorn. But Daniel has an enemy, one who has vowed to see him dead. And when Anne is thrown into peril, he will stop at nothing to ensure their happy ending…
But she's managing quite well as a governess to three highborn young ladies. Her job can be a challenge — in a single week she finds herself hiding in a closet full of tubas, playing an evil queen in a play that might be a tragedy (or might be a comedy—no one is sure), and tending to the wounds of the oh-so-dashing Earl of Winstead. After years of dodging unwanted advances, he's the first man who has truly tempted her, and it's getting harder and harder to remind herself that a governess has no business flirting with a nobleman.
Daniel Smythe-Smith might be in mortal danger…
But that's not going to stop the young earl from falling in love. And when he spies a mysterious woman at his family's annual musicale, he vows to pursue her, even if that means spending his days with a ten-year-old who thinks she's a unicorn. But Daniel has an enemy, one who has vowed to see him dead. And when Anne is thrown into peril, he will stop at nothing to ensure their happy ending…
Review:
Novel ini memiliki dua tokoh utama yang latar belakangnya sangat menarik. Anne Wynter, seorang governess yang memiliki masa lalu yang kelam dan dibuang oleh keluarganya... Daniel Smythe-Smith, seorang earl yang tidak sengaja menembak temannya hingga cacat dan diasingkan ke luar negeri... Dua orang terbuang yang jatuh cinta dengan diwarnai ancaman pembunuhan dari kedua musuh masing-masing. Pasti seru nih.
Memang seru. Interaksi keduanya tidak begitu banyak karena harus sembunyi-sembunyi (saya suka sekali yang terlarang begini, eaaaa...), namun kekonyolan sepupu-sepupu Daniel cukup menghibur saya sepanjang masa pendekatan itu. Semuanya dimulai dengan sangat bagus, tapi sayangnya akhirnya tidak begitu. Entah kenapa adegan Anne yang disekap dan Daniel mengejar dengan dibantu teman-temannya terasa kosong. Melempem begitu. Seakan-akan saya baru sadar... hey! Anne dan Daniel saling mencintai, lho! Saya kan jadi makin bingung. Sebelum adegan itu saya membaca apa sebenarnya? Tampaknya saya pembaca yang aneh.
Dan saya agak tidak setuju dengan Anne yang menawarkan diri menjadi mistress Daniel setelah menolak lamaran pria itu. Kesannya kok si Anne jadi berubah total. Padahal sebelumnya dia jauh lebih tertutup dan menjaga diri. Tidak peduli apapun, dia akan selalu menjaga dirinya. Menurut saya, kesediaannya menjadi mistress itu agak bertolak belakang dengan karakternya.
Tapi, ya sudahlah. Saya tetap penasaran sama Hugh Prentice, pria dingin yang dibuat cacat oleh Daniel. Jadi, saya akan menunggu buku selanjutnya.
3/5
Buku ini ceritanya semacem pengulangan buku2 Julia Quinn sebelumnya kalo menurutku. Aku ga terlalu suka. Kurang lucu juga. Dan karena aku belum baca Just Like Heaven, jd ga ngeh sama tokoh2nya juga. Hahaha..
ReplyDeletebetul, sptnya julia quinn udh keabisan ide kali ya... beda bgt sama bridgerton series :)
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