Edward and Amelia by Karen Thornell - OPTIONAL

Edward and Amelia by Karen Thornell, 309 pages. Covenant Communications, 2022. $17.

Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Missing the freedom of being left in their country home, Lady Amelia (19yo) decides to go for a quick walk by herself without a maid in the middle of London. And then gets lost. Edward, recognizing a damsel in distress, offers to help and accidentally startles Amelia, causing her to fall in a lake. Rumors of scandal surround the couple and they are forced to marry, each wondering if they can find happiness in such circumstances.

I like the concept of the characters choosing to make their marriage work and choosing to find happiness together because those decisions are lacking in our current society. However, Amelia and Edward suffer from lack of communication, despite their efforts and desires to communicate. They kept getting interrupted at key moments, and each interruption was more eye-roll inducing than the last.

The characters are English and implied white. The mature content rating is for implications of scandals, innuendo, and alcohol use.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen