5/22/2015 c3 Guest
I like the drama so far

5/17/2015 c9 Resignation
Bridgewater the fool, you stupid, stupid coward of a man.. Because he is a coward for not wanting to open himself up to the possibility of love for fear of heartbreak. I'm also really happy to see that Prudence has some backbone on her, more so than I originally thought. I have a feeling I'm going to end up staying up late in lieu of studying for my final exams to find out what happens next.

5/17/2015 c7 Resignation
I love the fact that Prudence surpasses George in chess and I hope that she continues to surprise him. I also can't wait for Prudence and Bridgewater to leave so that perhaps there will be no more Charles or Bambreich. *crosses my fingers* They irk me to no end. Thanks for another wonderful chapter!
-Cat

5/17/2015 c1 Resignation
Wow you really know your stuff! This story is absolutely amazing and I'm excited to see where it goes. I have a hard time sticking with stories on this website due to the horrendous amount of grammatical errors but I have a feeling I will be with this one for the long haul. Great job!
-Cat

1/25/2015 c30 Hakalau Tom
Hot as Tar got my attention, but I decided to start with this story. My, so many reviews. Good on you, and good on them for spurring you on! I haven’t read them all, so pardon redundancy. I agree with many that you bring the characters to life. They make the story. I don’t like or dislike the sons; they are products of their time and stations. I suspect that, had Charles been first born, he might have turned out well, although, had he not, he would not have been open to Prudence’s restorations. George is nothing special; absent Prudence, he would have turned into Percival.

Angelique likewise is nothing special, a product of her time and station. The contrast between the two fathers helps me understand the draw of Puritanism. Prudence’s father is the better father and far the better businessman. That Prudence’s dowry should be required to rescue George from his mistress’s excesses is ridiculous; any Puritan or Calvinist can see that. (I’m Presbyterian, close enough.)

Prudence is exceptional, an outlier, more than a century ahead of her time in the way that she pulls what is best from her religion.

Noellesco (reviewing Ch. 30) said a lot of what I might have said. I differ with this and other reviewers, however, when they say you rushed the ending. Once the main plot begins to resolve, you must move quickly as you did: a long denouement kills a story like this one. The unresolved plot threads bother me little, and I could have done without the epilog entirely. Had you stopped with Ch. 29, few would have complained about unresolved threads.

Good story!

1/18/2015 c31 Guest
Very cute. Well done, if a bit rushed given the dynamic. The drama didn't rise as high as I had imagined and it tied up a bit too neatly too fast given all the potentially delicious intense emotions; still it was an enjoyable read and skillfully written.

12/31/2014 c30 51Brievel
Glad I kept reading...I've ended up loving this story rather a lot.

I'm blaming the author when I don't wake up till noon later though...

12/31/2014 c28 Brievel
...and here I was suspecting Charles. I've lost my touch at predicting stories.