Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews, Author Interviews, and Commentary

And you thought we would never finish (me too frankly). I actually had a post in draft that said “I’m sorry but we’ve come to the conclusion that three parts is enough for any video review.” But last night we dragged ourselves into the dungeon and finished our project.

You can read the text review here of The Courtesan’s Daughter which can be purchased in trade paperback. Or just watch the interpretive Lego video. Will there be another Lego video review? Not bloody likely.

Dear Ms. Dain:

Ned and I read your book a while back and decided to create some lego stop motion animation videos to reinterpret our thoughts. I know, we took some heavy license with the story so here’s our proper review.

Lady Caroline Trevelyan is the daughter of the late Earl of Dalby; the sister of the current Earl; is fair in form and face; and is very wealthy. Girls like her have no problems making brilliant matches unless your mother is an infamous former courtesan. She has come to the conclusion that she was unmarriageable and she wanted to be married; to be loved and adored like her mother.

“The same could happen to you and for you. You are your mother’s daughter.”

Yes and no, and that was the problem. She was Sophia’s daughter, the daughter of a former courtesan, and therefore her pedigree was a disaster. And yet, though she was Sophia’s daughter, she had none of her fire, certainly none of her mystique, and most definitely none of her experience. Fully intentional on her part, on both their …

Part 3 of the Video Review of Claudia Dain’s The Courtesan’s Daughter

What can I say? Ned got bored of drawing stick figures.