Review on: Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn
Rating: 3.5/5
The main character in this novel is Victoria Lyndon, the daughter of the new vicar. On her first few days at their new residence, she meets Robert and finds out that he is the young earl of Macclesfield, the lord of their new residence. From their very first encounter, both Victoria and Robert find themselves deeply in love with the other. All goes well until both their fathers disapprove of the relationship and try to force them apart. They decide to elope but fate deals them an unlucky blow and their plans go astray, leaving both thinking that the other has abandoned them.
Many years later, Victoria is a governess to a wealthy family, and it is here that she again meets Robert whom she believes abandoned her. Robert on the other hand coincidentally encounters Victoria whom he believes didn’t love him enough to elope. Fate is funny that way and the reunited pair obviously still love each other though they refuse to admit so. But their past heartbreaks still get in the way and they are faced with problems that eventually lead to their getting separated again.
Even when the truth about what happened in their past is revealed, it is still difficult to forget what has happened, and Victoria and Robert have to learn to accept the past and move forward, sometimes giving in to the other because of love.
