The Elusive Pimpernel (Hardcover)

from Unreachableshelf

A fun adventure, and if it's rather ironic that the woman known as the cleverest in Europe has absolutely no sense of when she's being played, at least the book finally acknowledged that.

from zeborah

Pleasant fun, as all in the series. Like the others, it is a bit slow to get going. The ending could have stood to be a bit cleverer too; I had some cute ideas myself, but then, practically, simplest is always safest.

from thatotter

Just awful. Magnifies all the weaknesses of The Scarlet Pimpernel, to the point where the sequel has made me like the first book less than I did originally. The plot here is flimsy at best, the histrionics are neverending, and the aristocracy-worship is seriously out of hand.The sad thing is that...

from theokester

This is my second foray into Pimpernel literature. This is actually the third book chronologically. I'm not sure yet how episodic the story works out...this is evidently taking place after the first novel but I didn't feel like I missed out on anything by skipping the second book. It also didn't ...