Lately I've been reading a lot of really amazing books, so maybe that makes me a little more biased against the mediocre books. I hate to not like a book, but I really didn't like this one. It wouldn't have been very hard for me to set it down and never pick it back up. The book never really got anywhere - it was predictable. The characters seemed underdeveloped and one-dimensional and the dialogue was lacking. This book, though it had its good points, was a bit of a let down for me. Family secrets, magical surprises, and another royal ball will test her, but Lucinda is determined to find her own happily ever after." If Lucinda succeeds, she will not only reclaim all that is rightly hers, but she will discover a true friend. The woman is none other than the dreaded Amaranth Witch, and she has a daring task to offer. But now, all at once, Lucinda's lot is about to change.Ī mysterious woman, a handsome young gentleman, and an unusual gem all enter the shop on the very same day. Ever since, she has toiled away in her uncle's lonely jewelry shop under the cruel hand of her step-aunt. Lucinda Chapdelaine was orphaned as a young child when her parents left for a royal ball and never returned. From inside cover: "IT ONLY TAKES ONE MAGICAL MOMENT.
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