Storm and Silence (Storm and Silence Saga) by Robert Thier (Epub)

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Freedom – that is what Lilly Linton wants most in life. Not marriage, not a brood of squalling brats, and certainly not love, thank you very much!But freedom is a rare commodity in 19th-century London, where girls are expected to spend their lives sitting at home, fully occupied with looking pretty. Lilly is at her wits’ end – until a chance encounter with a dark, dangerous and powerful stranger changes her life forever…Enter the world of Mr Rikkard Ambrose, where the only rule is: Knowledge is power is time is money!

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⭐ If you are expecting historical accuracy or historical plausibility, stop now. If you are looking for a heroine completely out of step with her time and occasional wittiness, you may enjoy it. (If someone using “peeked” in place of “piqued” doesn’t drive you insane, this will also help.). Someone may respond to this saying that the author is a historian. This is fine, but he didn’t put much effort into researching the social setup of the period. Or usage of titles. (Especially usage of titles. The titles are so painful here.) Or who is and isn’t a peer. (A knight is not.). Also, do not expect consistency with later books in the series (we’re told that the Ambrose family is headed by an earl in this book; in a later book, we meet the Marquess.).I wasn’t going to do this, but: There is no world in which Mr. Ambrose could be correctly addressed as Lord Ambrose; his father is Lord Ambrose. Nearly all marquessates are territorial (as are most earldoms— not all, see: Earl Spencer), so his father probably would be The Marquess of Ambrose (not The Marquess Ambrose). The family name, then, would probably not be Ambrose. But, Ok, let’s say it’s one of the few ever created that isn’t territorial (e.g., Marquess Duoro). Fine. And the family name is Ambrose. Fine. Are there any courtesy titles that aren’t Ambrose? If yes, he’d be addressed by one of those. If there were none, one might be made up. But, basically, it ought to be a minor point but it’s preposterous and it’s driving me nuts.Now, historical novels that aren’t historical are a dime a dozen, as are books that get use of titles completely wrong. Novels with unrealistic, anachronistic characters are also common. I’ve read many of them (and even enjoyed some, see The Hampshire Hoyden), but my standards are higher when I’m told a historian wrote the book. When I decided to treat it as inherently ridiculous, with as much accuracy about Victorian England as The Mummy had with Egypt, I enjoyed it enough to read the other books. That said, three stars is my limit here.

⭐ This book is about a girl, Lillian Linton who doesn’t want to be a lady. She wants a job in a time when women can’t work. But Lily isn’t one to listen to the rules. She gets a job, dressed as a man and that’s just the beginning.This book is awesome. I read it. I immediately gave away two copies (one kindle loan, one paperback) and … yeah, me and my two best book buddies can’t believe a man wrote this. Lily’s voice is awesome and her sense of humor is ridiculous. Sure, the adventures (esp. in book 2 and 3) are a little over the top, but it’s fiction–and it’s awesome. I haven’t laughed out loud at a book this much since… it’s been a long time.There are some… editing things that I would change, and it’s clear it was written as a serial but nothing that detracts from the story or takes away a star. Seriously, give this book a try. you won’t regret it!**EDIT** bought the paperback: IT’S GORGEOUS! And so long! 🙂 totally worth the hefty price. I hate to give it away–may have to order one for myself too

⭐ “What,” I thought, “have I done!” This book has 885 pages and an estimated reading time of 9 hours and 13 minutes. Since I feel obligated to finish books I begin, that could mean many happy hours or many miserable ones.My personal story has a happy ending — I enjoyed the book. Reading it is like listening to an old-time radio program, complete with wild adventures and twists and melodrama.The romance part is very Victorian, and progresses with two steps forward and two or three steps back so minimal advances are made, mostly through hands touching and heavy innuendo, along with heavy breathing.Those 885 pages could have been pared down by removing some repetition and a few of Rikkard and Lilly’s standard remarks. Rikkard rarely gives away what he is thinking, but Lilly shares her every thought. One of my favorites was, “You could have knocked me over with a feather. Actually, half a feather might have done it. Or maybe a very small piece of yarn?”Then there are some modern terms that made me stumble, such as a “win-win” and “for one.” But expressions used at the time of the story are explained in the humorous Endnotes.Like any old-time radio program, the book ends as a cliff-hanger. What happens? As the final chapter’s heading says, that is “None of Your Business.”My response to the ending: I immediately bought Book 2 in the series.

⭐ This book started out so slow, I read the first few chapters a few months ago, and didn’t pick it back up until now. But I sure am glad I did! So if you’re like me, and often get distracted, definitely try to read at least 25% before you give up on this book.Storm and Silence is the story of Lilly Linton, a young woman living in 19th-century London. She is a total feminist, and dresses in men’s clothes so she can vote in an election. On her way to the polling station, she helps Mr. Rikkard Ambrose avoid a bad purchasing deal, and he requests that he (Lilly dressed as a man) shows up at his office at 9am on Monday to be his new personal secretary. She shows up at the office dressed as a woman, and Mr Ambrose refuses to let a woman work for him, but recognizes that she is intelligent. He makes her put her men’s clothes back on, and is allowed to be his secretary as Mr. Linton. The story continues with Mr Ambrose and Mr Linton hunting for a stolen document, while both trying to deny that they might be starting to actually like each other.This story starts out pretty slow, which is indicative of the pacing of this 880 page book. It is slow; I found it similar to the Outlander series. Once you start to get into the true storyline of Mr Linton and Mr Ambrose’s working relationship, it is truly entertaining. I liked that each scene was long and well written, nothing ever feels rushed. However, it also made the romance aspect of this book feel more real and believable.I really liked the character of Lilly. She is hard headed, stubborn, witty, and insolent. She definitely does not act like the prim, proper and stuffy ladies of your typical historical romance novel. She was always cracking me up with her thoughts and speeches. Mr Ambrose isn’t too bad either. He tries to show no emotion, and is always described as “cold and calculating”, but every once in a while, we glimpse an emotional side to him which had me aching for more of Mr Ambrose.My only hang up with this wonderful book is that Lilly seems to be able to work for and go on adventures with Mr Ambrose all the time, and only seldomly gets caught or questioned about where she has been. Her web of lies gets bigger and bigger; partway through Book 2 I am still waiting for her to get found out! How much time can a girl spend at the park??If you’re looking for a historical romance, but you’re tired of the same old historical romances, give this book a shot. There’s a slow-burn romance, adventure, action, and witty banter. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series!!

⭐ I’m a bit torn by this book. I really wanted to love it and I didn’t. However, I didn’t hate it either. My overall opinion is that there is some good stuff in here but there’s also bits that are so anachronistic that its jarring.Basically, I love the idea of the two main characters (a suffragette heroine and a rich, miserly hero) but they are let down by a too modern tone, a too heavy hand on the romance and some seriously implausible plot parts. However, I read the whole thing and generally enjoyed it so, if you want some light-hearted, slightly quirky historical romance and adventure and are in a forgiving mood, give it a go.

⭐ I’ll start with the protagonist, Lilly. She is supposedly a feminist, but thinks that it means never loving a man. Not that she isn’t defined by a man, but that she literally isn’t supposed to like men, which is a lie told about feminists in our modern day. The second half of this is that Lily goes disguised as a man to get fair treatment, like voting or employment. The rest of the story was her “employer” who is the romantic interest treating her horrible. If you like books where there is one situation after another seemingly designed to show Lily how wrong she is about feminism (i.e. her not liking men or wanting to be a man to get equal treatment) then this would please you. I saw this as just one long thinly veiled lesson against Lily and the false definition of feminism The language is all modern without an attempt at period style. The so called romance is the trope of the emotionally unavailable man who treats the woman badly. I couldn’t relate to Lily who vascilates between competent and silly continually. I would recommend City of Lies by Victoria Thompson or Sweet Revenge by Andrea Penrose for truly wonderful writing and plotting with romance.

⭐ Love this book. There is the problem of typos that are a bit annoying and bring you out of the action but it can be overlooked because there is so much drama and action. The thoughts in Lilly’s head are fantastic, just like a lady of her age would be thinking. The action in this book is also quite entertaining, it was hard to put it down to eat or sleep because I wanted to know what was coming next. I also found the book a great look at how life was for women in the early 1800s. It really draws you in and makes you believe that this was written about historical, everyday, people. Suffrage, marriage because of status and money and not love, and how hard it was for women to have any semblance of independence. It must have been so infuriating for an intelligent woman who wanted more than marriage and keeping up a household. Bravo Robert Thier, most entertaining book, keep them coming, I’ve already read the 2nd book and am looking excitedly for more of Lilly and Rikkard. If you want a good read that’s fun and has action, this is your book.

⭐ I devoured this entire series in less than a week, I can’t wait for the 5th book to come out. I admit the first book starts out a little slow and I was impatiently waiting for the romance but I’m glad I kept reading on because I eventually became hooked. It’s an extremely slow burn romance but totally worth it. I love Lillian’s spirit but at times her obstinance can get rather annoying and ridiculous. A lot of times it does her more harm than good and I can’t help but roll my eyes. Rikkard Ambrose is tall, dark and handsome and completely emotionally closed off. I enjoy their banter and budding relationship, they’re complete opposites and it totally works. It’s definitely not historically accurate but it paints a nice picture of Victorian London. All in all I really enjoyed this series and would definitely recommend it if you like romance, Victorian London and strong willed heroines

⭐ While the romance is a major part of this story, it doesn’t fit perfectly into that genre. The characters still have significant issues with each other to work out in future novels and, quite realistically, neither of them appears to be perfect. The heroine is sometimes TSTL and the hero is sometimes plain mean and very miserly. Yet, I really enjoyed their interactions.The adventure parts are good too and give some variety to the story and interesting context.It starts a bit slowly but give it time and it grows on you.3.75 stars or 4.25 romance stars

⭐ This is a long book and the interactions between non-main characters (sister and neighbor) get way too lengthy for my taste, but I absolutely adored the main characters and their chemistry was amazing. Was nearly devastated by the ending before I realized there is a second book in the series (and a third on the way), which moves at a much faster pace. Highly recommend this book.

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