Review

I enjoyed the final story in Galen’s Jewel of the ton series. Finally getting to know all of Lily’s secrets was pretty awesome as well.

Galen did an excellent job winding up the tension and the stakes in this book. I kept turning pages in a desperate need to know how this whole story would play out. I was prepared for the worst and found myself happily surprised.

The villains are dastardly. How I love bad guys who are really bad. Sapphires, is the last leg of finding out who’s trying to kill The Diamonds in the Rough. Lily’s suspicions are leading her in the right direction, but I wasn’t prepared for the new findings. Nor was I prepared for bad guys willing to murder at any cost or anyone. Family, friend, or foe— anyone is up for grabs.

The dynamic between Lily and Andrew is amazing. It’s an enemies’ to lover’s trope with plenty of animosity and a couple of sneaky moves not normally played in a Historical. I enjoy Galen’s books because she pushes the boundary of action and romance in her historical works. As a huge fan of action adventure movies, I know I can pick up one of her books and be immersed in a full feature storyline with lots of conflict on the inside and outside. 

That being said, I felt this storyline was a bit too much to wrap in the pages provided. There were multiple times while reading that I expected some additional scenes and interaction only to be thwarted with, what read as, a hastily written resolution at the end. There was so much information jam packed into the last couple of scenes I had to re-read them to make sure I understood everything. In the end I wanted at least another chapter or two to unfold all the details.

Overall, Lily and Andrew make a good couple. There is great character growth, story ARC’s, and Galen’s magic with keeping a story evenly paced. I will admit to my heart racing a few times when I thought someone would get caught. Spy work at its best really.

For readers who enjoy Galen Foley and Liz Carlyle.

Reviewed by Landra