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Kingscastle
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
Captain William Hawksmoor of the Royal Navy never expected to inherit Kingscastle and is none too pleased when he does so. Especially when he learns that he must marry within a year or be forever dealing with trustees.
As the new marquis of Athelney, the captain takes command of Kingscastle and discovers much to be done to set it in order. He must also contend with his aunt Lady Willoughby Hawksmoor, who is determined that her daughter will be his wife. When she discovers he is far more interested in Eleanor Burgess, her underpaid and much put-upon companion, Lady Willoughby shows she will stop at nothing to keep them apart.
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- Grandma- Gateshead
- 12-06-22
Excellent new author
I thoroughly enjoyed this story, expertly read by Matt Addis. The detail of the landscape, weather and flood were very vividly depicted and convincing. The plot charming and unexpected in places. A marvellous baddie to hate and some nice naval references. Keep them coming Sophia Holloway. Although set in the regency period the language was not full of contemporary slang but used normal timeless speech patterns. It paid lip service to the period without parody.
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- Mo Bass
- 15-01-22
Thoroughly enjoyable
The characters are beautifully drawn and their behaviour typical of the period. The narrator was wonderful.
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- Sue h
- 24-06-22
A joy from start to finish
Another brilliant story from the author, superbly brought to life by the narrator who has the perfect voice for these novels.
Loved it.
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- Vaan
- 21-12-21
Good fun
All the characters a bit over the top. Heroes heroic, villains villanous, etc. However quite entertainingly written and beautifully read by Matt Addis.
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- E S MacL
- 29-06-22
Had potential...
Fantastic narration and otherwise interesting characters and situations; showed insight to life below-stairs, in the workhouses and aboard ship during the regency period - unfortunately dragged down by excruciating main romance plot...
The premise and characters had the potential to be enjoyable listening. A really interesting premise of Navy military men suddenly dealing with running an estate and dealing with local gentry, there was so much potential to have blending the best of Patrick O'Brian (Master and Commander) and regency comedy/romance Georgette Heyer. Lovely sub-plots, and details of workers lives on an estate and below decks, with military tactics interestingly interspersed. But then there were pages and pages of excruciating detail of the primary romance plot and inconsistent characterisation of the main female character. Frankly, had the female romantic character been edited out and everything else remained the same, it would have been a decent story.
The narrator's performance (Matt Addis) was great, and will be looking to see what other novels he had read.
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- Mary
- 03-06-22
Enjoyable Regency romance.
The book captured my interest from the first few pages. Their are plots, misunderstandings, humor and the characters are well written and enjoyable. I would have liked to have had more interactions between the main characters and I think there should have been more romance.
Excellent performance !
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- MM
- 01-06-22
Great period drama
Great story line, interesting characters, well read by British narrator, will listen to more of the authors books
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- Thor
- 15-05-22
Dragged on.
The start was good, with three available bachelors. The heroines were all different, but it didn't need much imagination to guess who would end up with whom.
There was a genuine story to start with, then; for no apparent reason, except for extending the story, everything fell apart. Followed by pages and pages of soul searching, doubting, inexplicite anger, in fact a "kitchen sink" of emotions.
The end totally ruined the beginning, the main characters got lost in the "breast beating" of the end.
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- H.A.B.
- 15-04-22
WONDERFUL STORY ….
This has been such a joyous experience to listen to this wonderful story
All characters in the story are brilliant - even the evil ones and I couldn’t stop …
Highly recommendable and I immediately bought the other two books of the author in hope they will be equally entertaining…
The narrator was BRILLIANT 🤩- I shall look out for him too in future !!!!
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- Nana
- 28-05-22
A good romance
Ideal for sitting in the sun. A few twists to hold one’s attention and a happy ending!
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- DrCollins
- 08-06-22
10 stars. Belongs In the top 1% of many thousands.
Many Regency romances falsely claim to be like those by Georgette Heyer, but this is one of the very few that actually fulffills the claim. One of my lifetime hobbies is reading romance novels, and over the years I've read all the Heyer novels over and over as well as literally tens of thousands of romance novels which have been written by almost every author published since the 1950s. This novel was Interesting, witty, romantic, and was totally without the nose-picking, bum-wiping grossness of romances which include a detailed physlical description of sexual activity.
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- Marc
- 12-02-22
cute little romance
Nothing extraordinary however, I will add that I thought the author presented good character development and a pleasant story. The voice over acting was excellent. The book was a pleasure to listen to.
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- Anonymous
- 20-03-23
Excellent
Beautifully written and excellently narrated.
A pleasure to listen to; fans of Jane Austen will enjoy.
Both the hero and his friend (who has a love interest of his own) are extremely likeable, which is a refreshing change from deeply flawed heroes.
The narrator adds character and humor in his portrayals of these two leading men, and brings alive all the characters.
The "villain" is reminiscent of Lady Catherine De Bourgh (although far more hateful), complete with a downtrodden daughter.
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- christina johnson
- 14-01-23
Great read
Incredible!! Great read. I absolutely adore grandmama.!! Sophia is so good at what she does!! It has so many emotions and love the characters and there dynamic. Clean and refreshing. Can’t wait until the next one!
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- Cindy
- 04-11-23
Very enjoyable
It took me a little while longer to get into this one than the first Holloway book I listened to (The Season). But I ended up enjoying it very much. I like regency romances with humor, clever banter and characters you love as well as those you hate. I look forward to listening to more of Sophia Holloway. She’s very much like Georgette Heyer, whose books I have listened to many times over.
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- Laurie S
- 05-04-23
Excellent start, typical finish
A very good narration and excellent beginning had me looking forward to hours immersed in this book. However, by the last third, it had devolved into this genre’s typical set of tropes like near-death mishaps, miscommunications, angst, repetitive internal worries, and the tedious waiting for it all to resolve. By the end, my listening speed stayed between 1.5-2. Even a favorite character’s personality had changed for the worse. It’s as though the author had a good idea (and generally writes well) but didn’t know how to flesh it out creatively to the end in a consistent way with the earlier chapters. Another book of this author, Bless Thine Inheritance, was very good, so I know this is a writer with potential and someone I will continue to try.
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- DeeBee
- 21-12-22
love it, lovet it, love it
The writing is superb, touching, clean, respectable, and everything good. The Narrator is pending. I will not mind listening to it again. The ending scene is so tense, I had tears streaming, then it turned funny....some comic remarks here and there.
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