Rating: 
Summary: Another Keeper...
Review: While I did not find TO CATCH AN HEIRESS quite as enduring as Julia Quinn's other novels, this one still gets 5 stars. Caroline had lots of spunk and personality despite her being thrown from home to home her whole life. I personally found Blake's turmoil and heartache over his fiancee who passed away a very real and nice (not to mention neccessary) part of the novel.However if this is your first Julia Quinn novel I would suggest perhaps reading some of her other novels to get a better feel for Julia Quinn's writing talent. I would suggest reading EVERYTHING AND THE MOON & BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN (they can be read in any order, but do go together), or her Bridgerton novels (THE DUKE AND I is the first in this series that can be read in no particular order but do go together as well). But again, I still enjoyed this novel and would definately recommend reading it!
Rating: 
Summary: A quick and entertaining read
Review: While I wouldn't probably rank this as one of Quinn's best, it is certainly a book that I will keep on my bookshelf. I found it vastly amusing. I couldn't put the book down. The story caught my interest from the very first line. It was cute, funny, and sweet. The banter between the two characters (as well as James, the Marquis) was highly entertaining. This is what is meant by quick repartee (w/the occasional element of slapstick too, I guess). The book is mostly dialogue (in my opinion) and very humorous. I was especially struck by the amusing anecdotes regarding the servants. While it wasn't the most complicated of plots, I found it very original to have these characters together in each other's company throughout the entire book rather than the typical romance chapters in which the hero and heroine are separated and pining mournfully. This was a nice change of pace. In regards to the "dead" fiancee the other reviewers are mentioning, it was not THAT big a downer. It was necessary to understand Blake's character. While the book is certainly a "fluff" one, the death of Marabelle wasn't such a tragic element, but a necessary one. I'm keeping this book and when it's a rainy afternoon and I want to quickly AND enjoyably pass the afternoon, I shall read *Catch an Heiress* again.
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