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2023 Build Your Library Reading Challenge







Monday, May 07, 2018
"Modern" Pimpernel Novel Offers a Fun, Feminine Twist (With a Giveaway!)
1:00 AM
(Image from Barnes & Noble)
Lady Scarlet Cavendish, a wealthy English widow, wears many disguises. At home, she masquerades as a feather-headed, fashion-obsessed debutante. While in France, she plays a harmless hag, a clever seamstress, a guillotine groupie, even a soldier—anything to aid the innocent victims of the country's bloody revolution. Her most secret identity, the one she guards with her very life, is that of the Pimpernel. A daring spy, the Pimpernel is a "man" of mystery who specializes in whisking French aristocrats out of the country right under the noses of their accusers. No one would believe a moneyed, well-bred society lady like Scarlet capable of such derring-do, which is the very reason she must pretend to be as incapable as possible. Lives depend on her ability to act a part (or two or three).

I barely know anything about The Scarlet Pimpernel—the fictional hero of a series of novels penned by Baroness Orczy in the early 1900s—but I still enjoyed Jen Geigle Johnson's Scarlet, a "modern" twist on the classic tale. The story stars a likable couple, whose exploits are marked by action/adventure, humor, and romance. Scarlet makes a convincing heroine, although her antics definitely get far-fetched. Although it deals with serious issues, overall Scarlet is a fun, enjoyable novel that is both entertaining and compelling. At just over 200 pages, it's quick, it's clean (besides innuendo and some passionate kissing), and it's captivating. If you're looking for a light, romantic tale, definitely give this one a try.
(Readalikes: The Nobleman's Daughter by Jen Geigle Johnson)
Grade:
If this were a movie, it would be rated:
for violence, sexual innuendo, and references to prostitution
To the FTC, with love: I received a finished copy of Scarlet from the generous folks at Covenant Communications. Thank you!
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