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3.5

While reading Venetia I spent half of my time being thrilled (Lord Damerel and Venetia are both wonderful characters) and the other half being frustrated, annoyed and plain angry. There was no middle, people.

On the one hand, you have these two wonderful people. Lord Damerel is said to be every horrible and ugly thing under the sun, but to me he was perfect. He never does anything bad in the book. His actions speak louder than any pretty words could. Although his first appearance isn't exactly something to praise, he could be one of my favourite characters so far. Yes, he had depleted his own fortune but, as he said, they will live comfortably.
I loved Venetia too. She is so refreshingly honest without being too naive or stupid. A couple of times I wanted her to be more rude (some people more than deserved it), but she never allowed those situations to go too far. The one time I needed her to speak up and put the horrible people where they belong, she did just that.

On the other hand, Venetia's meddling family and friends were a bit too much. I hated Edward and the way he acted with her, as if she doesn't know her own mind. Speaking of all those annoying meddling people, I must say I loved every Aubrey moment. Venetia's younger brother was great. Whenever someone needed a put-down, Aubrey was perfect for the role.

Overall, an enjoyable, although a bit exaggerated, story with two wonderful main characters.