![]() ![]() In fact, in what I’m certain is a tip of the hat to the great Miss Austen, Mary Balogh even recreates almost verbatim several of Lizzie and Darcy’s exchanges.īut, of course, Mary Balogh is a very different author living in a very different time and Slightly Dangerous is an altogether very different book. And, while I don’t want to give too much away, the basic structure of the book does bear some resemblance to that beloved novel. ![]() ![]() Equally, heroine Christine Derrick is lively, social, blessed with a pair of “fine eyes” and – just like Elizabeth Bennett – is most attractive when she is animated. Darcy in his dedication to his family, his extreme reserve, his omnipresent awareness of his responsibilities to his class and heritage, and – let’s call a spade a spade – the extreme Control Freak aspects of his personality. ![]() It’s impossible not to draw comparisons between Slightly Dangerous and Pride and Prejudice. With that said, though, I most assuredly do love this Mary Balogh book and, to go even further, I don’t think it’s overstating the case to call it an instant Romance Classic. To put my assessment of this book in perspective, I haven’t loved every book ever written by Mary Balogh and I’ve found the Slightly series to be more uneven than it seems many readers did. ![]()
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