The writing's great, and I love the way Spanish and French words are weaved into the story.

Concerning the romance, I don't really see it for Lace and Cluck, their love I mean. :/ There were a lot of kiss scenes, but I didn't feel anything for them.

I suppose Cluck's my favorite character, but we got so little of his narrative. He's funny and the sad sack his family loves to kick around. Whoo, is it tough seeing his family treat him like Cinderella. HUGE Cluck SPOILER:

this is some stuff straight from Maury. The grandpappy is the daddy!

On the other hand, Lace is kind of bland after she falls in love. It's surprising but I enjoyed reading about her applying make-up. Now, I liked Lace's dad. That's a guy with his own motivations who thinks with his own mind. To be honest, I didn't care about anybody else besides Cluck and Lace's dad.

Overall, not bad at all but I also wanted it to be over. Why? I don't like long drawn out misunderstandings, but anyone else should enjoy some of the plot twists this book brings. So, it's 2 stars for my enjoyment but a 3 for the story.