An Unexpected Peril

A little less royal intrigue, “a little more action please!” 🎵
Lamentably, this entry in the series really dragged; the ratios of political history, scandal among the peerage and dealing with unlikeable characters was far too high for my taste. Even if the lesson it suggests, how monarchy replaces living a life with a sense of duty or dissipation, and everyone in their orbit is similarly self-sacrificing or corrupt, is useful. Bright points include Veronica and Stoker eventually having a grown up conversation about insecurities and wanderlust, and actually getting out of England however briefly. Also the delightful absurdity of ‘sailor ex machina' 😉.