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5.0 out of 5 stars
Touch of whimsy, July 16 2000
By Lori Wagner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Starlight Wish (Paperback)
This is one of three books written by Janice Bennett that encounter one of the most delightful characters........Lady Xanthe Simms. Lady Xanthe is no ordinary woman......she's a bonafide Fairy Godmother, and she provides "opportunities" for her charges to find love. Lady Xanthe uses her fairy powers to making others believe she's one of their closest friends, so all of the haut ton will admit Lady Xanthe and her charges to all the best events.
Follow Lady Xanthe through her whimsical ways, as she conjures up imaginary creatures to amuse herself in the middle of balls and routs. Her trademark is an almost invislble feather tipped with gold. Usually, her "godchild" is the only one who can see these as well as her fantasy objects. I've read "The Candlelight Wish", "The Starlight Wish", and "The Moonlight Wish". They are all lots of fun to read.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Read, July 30 2010
By J. Thomas "The Long and the Short Of It Reviews" - Published on Amazon.com
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Daventry is ready to settle for a practical wife, lucky for him his fairy godmother knows best!
Major Aubrey Kellands, Fifth Earl of Daventry has been away from home and in the military for the last eleven years. His return to Kelland Court is met with an overwhelming reality check in the form of dilapidated buildings, neglected fields and a severe shortage of capable staff. Not to mention the stent of home invasion and robbery that had been hitting the surrounding area.
With two young step-sisters to care for and a house in bad need of proper managing, Daventry comes to the conclusion that what he really needs is a wife. A wish upon a star and a burst of smoke and feathers later, in pops Xanthia, his fairy godmother. What follows is fun, a little danger and pure Regency romance.
From the pen of Regency romance writer extraordinaire, Janice Bennett, comes a tale of magic, mystery, and a little bit of mayhem. Daventry is the stoic military man that has forgotten how to laugh in the face of chaos and enjoy life.
Desdimona "Desdi" Lynton is all that is "light and life". Chaos seems to follow her wherever she goes.
I found myself laughing out loud at the scrapes that Desdi tended to get herself into. She was such a fun character. Unfortunately for Desdi, Daventry saw her as hoydenish, irresponsible and completely unfit to help raise his younger sisters. I was pleased but not surprised to see that he eventually came to the conclusion that he couldn't live with Desdi and her chaos. Some might say I just spoiled the book but this is a true romance. There can be no other ending than a perfect and sweet happily ever after.
Ms. Bennett stays true to form by adding secondary characters that have their own heartwarming stories as well as an exciting subplot that keeps the story moving smoothly to a satisfying conclusion. This reviewer was pleased to note that Ms. Bennett left a beautiful opening for a continuation of Xanthia's wish fulfilling adventures with her many god-children.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
silly but cheerful and with a certain charm, Nov 17 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Starlight Wish (Paperback)
You have to be willing to swallow a fairy godmother to like this one. Oddly, since I do not like magic as a plot device, I fond the fairy godmother rather charming. It was the fact that all of the other charaters behaved like complete imbecils that was off-putting. Ms. Bennett is a smooth writer, she moves the plot along like clock-work, so very much like clock-work, in fact, that the characters appear to be well-oiled automatons going through the motions of falling in love with all the emotion of mechanical dolls.