Tilly Trotter is the story of a Northumberland girl's struggle to survive. I read a synopsis that described it as a story about witchcraft, but this aspect is pretty weak throughout - although she is accused of witchcraft initially, and it is brought up from time to time, it's hardly the focus of this series.
The focus is Romance with capital "R" - Tilly is beset with both peasant and gentleman attention from the get-go. Literal bodice-ripping scenes, and plenty of ravishing going on. At about part three it gets a little much, as even the children she watches fight over "who gets to marry her". I suppose this sort of thing does happen to the very good-looking...
I did enjoy the story, and found Tilly's character to be very likable; the acting in the series was great. This can make a huge difference in a period romance.
One very unrealistic part (SPOILER!): when Tilly's grandma's house is burned down, the grandma was in it. When Tilly rushes to the house, it is already completely burnt to the ground, with just the chimney and a few sticks remaining. However, the grandma is lying on the ground, not even her shawl is singed! Did the grandma get magically transported out of the window while the house burned? Not like I need to see a burnt body, but showing her completely untouched on the ground was a little bit unbelievable.
In all, if you love period romances, this is a fine one - not quite BBC caliber, but very watchable and definitely will satisfy the romance seekers out there!
The focus is Romance with capital "R" - Tilly is beset with both peasant and gentleman attention from the get-go. Literal bodice-ripping scenes, and plenty of ravishing going on. At about part three it gets a little much, as even the children she watches fight over "who gets to marry her". I suppose this sort of thing does happen to the very good-looking...
I did enjoy the story, and found Tilly's character to be very likable; the acting in the series was great. This can make a huge difference in a period romance.
One very unrealistic part (SPOILER!): when Tilly's grandma's house is burned down, the grandma was in it. When Tilly rushes to the house, it is already completely burnt to the ground, with just the chimney and a few sticks remaining. However, the grandma is lying on the ground, not even her shawl is singed! Did the grandma get magically transported out of the window while the house burned? Not like I need to see a burnt body, but showing her completely untouched on the ground was a little bit unbelievable.
In all, if you love period romances, this is a fine one - not quite BBC caliber, but very watchable and definitely will satisfy the romance seekers out there!