Reviews for Discovering Daisy

The average rating for Discovering Daisy based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-06-09 00:00:00 Zachary DANIELSON Daisy Gillard is an Araminta in appearance. She does have both parents and they remain living through the book. She doesn't have a great deal of money, but she isn't destitute. She didn't really train for a career, but she did begin helping her father in his antique shop. Through reading and on-the-job training, she is very skilled at the art of assessing, purchasing, restoring and selling fine antiques. I was hooked on this premise - I love going antiquing! Daisy proves to be a delightful heroine. She is pert without being rude; she values good manners, but is never a doormat. Jules der Huizma is a consultant paediatrician. He meets Daisy while walking the dog on the beach while visiting friends. They like each other right away. Jules has to repeatedly remind himself that he is engaged. Which brings me to the one issue that I have with this book. Now, I understand the concept of a gentleman not breaking an engagement; I do read historical romances. However, TGB did not live or write in the Regency or Victorian periods. Was this still a commonly-observed rule of etiquette among the upper class in Betty's day? It's pretty clear that if Helene van Tromp hadn't gotten cocky and started dating an American, Jules would have gone ahead and married her and been unhappy ever after. I loved the scenes with Jules and his mother and the hints he dropped about Daisy, although I actually yelled at the book, "Jules, confide in your mother - that's what mothers are for, for heaven's sake!" I really, really liked this one. 4 3/4 stars!

Review # 2 was written on 2012-06-08 00:00:00 Michael Demarco One of my favorite Betty books. This is one of her nicest Dutch heroes. Jules is not sarcastic nor does he look at Daisy with "cold blue eyes that seem to see right through her" and he is not as reticent as some of her heroes who seem to think that snubbing a girl when she asks a question or two is quite the thing. I also like that you get to read quite a bit of his POV. Very satisfying and sweet.