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Having read the first two Delacourt books and enjoyed them, I looked forward to reading this one. Unfortunately, I can't figure out what this one was supposed to be. A mystery? It failed utterly, if so. I am not a fan of spy stories and this was one of the worst that I have read. A farce? Hmm, maybe the hero's parents (especially his mother) were meant to be funny but I didn't laugh once. An Edwardian romance? Maybe, but it would have fared better if the story concentrated more on the hero and heroine and less on the spy/comedy angles. I did a lot of skimming to finish this and regret the time that I wasted on it. In fact, I am not sure that I will attempt any more books by Ashworth.

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Lord Haversham Takes Command Heidi Ashworth 9780615827049 Books Reviews

I can't believe I actually read this whole book! It is the most ridiculous book I have ever read. I'm not sure how to explain it. You're not sure how you got to a certain place in the story, it just doesn't make sense.
Having read Heidi Ashworth's previous Delacourt books, I have to say this is some of her best writing yet. I loved "Lord Haversham Takes Command" and read it within two days.

The story is based on the romance of Harry ("Bertie") Haversham and Mira Crenshaw. (If you have read previous works by Ashworth, it is fun to see these characters are the children of the couples married in "Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind" and "Miss Delacourt Has Her Day.") Harry is working undercover for the Queen and has put on a fake persona of a fopp (now going by the name of Bertie), much to the surprise of Mira and her family who have known him since childhood. Mira has loved Harry since her youth, but is confused by this change. And her parents question whether or not to allow Mira and Harry to Court.

One of my favorite parts of the book include Harry's mother's antics--her "understated" soiree made me laugh out loud. Ashworth's creativity here shines.

This is a fun, clean (although there are a few good kissing scenes) regency romance. I look forward to more of Ashworth's books in the future. She is a reliable favorite author!
Harry is pretending to be “Bertie”, a silly man who cares about fashion and not much else. Mira has been in love with Harry since they were children. She always thought that they would marry. But, now there is Bertie rather than Harry and her parents are telling her she needs to marry her cousin. The fact that Mira does not like her cousin does not seem to matter.
Harry is on a special mission for the government. But, at times he shares information with people who do not seem very able to keep silent.
I am a huge fan of historical romance stories. For this one, I did not feel my normal enjoyment.
I felt there was too much confusion and too many events that did not receive satisfactory explanations.
I wanted to like this book very much. It just did not do it for me.
The writing was well done. The characters were interesting but at times too interesting for their own good. I will look for another story by Ms Ashworth and hope for a better outcome.
*****Sorry, there may be spoilers ahead.******

I have so enjoyed the other books in this four book (if you count the very short Christmas novella as a book) series, it hurts to have to say this but this book just does not stand up to most of this author's other stories. The main problem is the very important plot point of the hero trying to hide his true activities behind the facade of being a fop just doesn't ring true from the beginning; though it isn't obvious right away he is trying to hide the fact he is a member of the young Queen Victoria's Secret Service, even though it is hinted at that he has a secret. Since accepting the possibility that an intelligent man would base his safety and/or that of the people he loves on such a farce is so unlikely it makes the rest of the story ring untrue. Problem number two in the previous books the character of the hero's mother has been used as a foil for the parent's of the heroine to demonstrate their intelligence and wisdom in contrast to her outlandishly stupid behavior. In this book there is a little too much of her stupidity to be able to see her as anything other than a dangerous pest; even her son can't stand her any longer. Someone should have shaken her until her brains fell out years ago. Instead those close to her have simply put up with her outlandish behavior even though it brought shame and dishonor on all around her. Now it may prevent her son from finding the love he deserves with the girl of his dreams. How can any intelligent person allow their daughter to marry a man from a family that may produce more like his mother and to a slightly lesser degree his father? Problem number three the story ends rather abruptly. I would have liked an epilogue to explain how the relationship of the H and h impacted their families. Perhaps the author hopes to continue the story in another book. At this point I think I would skip any story that did not focus more on the more interesting Crenshaw family than continue on the painfully flawed members of the Haversham and Duke of Marcross relatives.
As I think about it, the problem seems to be flat characterization, i.e. they are either 90% bad or 100% saintly which demonstrates a lack of character development by the author. Maybe the "bad" characters could show a little more positive characteristics (intelligence and less self-centeredness) in any future stories and the saintly characters could continue to be saintly since I rather like them that way. )
I love historic era romances, especially when they include a little mystery, action and humor. I hate it when a book doesn't live up to its potential found within a pleasing cover. Unfortunately for me, such is the case with Lord Haversham Takes Command by Heidi Ashworth.

At the risk of offending those who liked this book, I did not like it for the following reasons the plot was weak and convoluted; the characters were just plain weird, not to mention the un-Victorian-like behavior (although the dialogue was in keeping with the period); the excessive musings waffled between confusing and boring; the promised cloak and dagger fell short; the attempt at humor lacked timing; the ending was abrupt and unsatisfying.

Lastly, I was pleased that this is a clean (free of explicit sex and vulgar language) book that might be appreciated more by a different reader. I truly hope so because I hate to not like a book.
Having read the first two Delacourt books and enjoyed them, I looked forward to reading this one. Unfortunately, I can't figure out what this one was supposed to be. A mystery? It failed utterly, if so. I am not a fan of spy stories and this was one of the worst that I have read. A farce? Hmm, maybe the hero's parents (especially his mother) were meant to be funny but I didn't laugh once. An Edwardian romance? Maybe, but it would have fared better if the story concentrated more on the hero and heroine and less on the spy/comedy angles. I did a lot of skimming to finish this and regret the time that I wasted on it. In fact, I am not sure that I will attempt any more books by Ashworth.

No sexual situations to offend any readers