Second in the series about the Lyttons, after WW I and then WWII ( )

Second in her spoils of time series, this was my first penny vincenzi. What I like about penny is how she places her characters in a historical context and then follows up their fortunes. The first of the series NO Angel traces the fortunes of the lytton publishing empire through the first war and then "Something Dangerous" which is the second one is set against the backdrop of the second world war. I am looking to get my hands on the 3rd volume which i hope will be a befitting end to the riveting series. ( )

Something Dangerous by Penny Vincenzi is the second in a trilogy about the Lytton family who have a publishing empire. There are English Lyttons (the majority of the characters) and American Lyttons, and Vincenzi spends a lot of time back and forth among the various characters, the number of which has grown in this volume.

I enjoyed the first book "No Angel" so much, in spite of some faults I discussed in the review of that book, that I went back as soon as I could, to the used bookstore where I found it to get this second volume.

This volume was just the type of book to read during a cold, snowy weekend (it is also the type that is a good beach read, although heavy in weight -- not exactly that portable), even though I think the saga of the Lyttons became even more soap-opera-ish than ever in "Something Dangerous", which, by the way, spans the WWII era.

Looking forward to the final book in this series -- awaiting it, as I had to order it from amazon because the used bookstore didn't have the third volume. ( )

As good as it gets: The second in the series "the spoils of time" about the Lytton family.
I would love to be able to write like that. Highly recommended

Second book in the Lytton trilogy, following the family through the Depression and WW2.

Still interesting, but I found the increase in sexual liaisons/romances less compelling. Barty's romances in particular seemed unbelievable and out of character.

More characters I found completely unlikable: Laurence Elliott, Luc Lieberman.

I was not absorbed anywhere near like with the first book. I found myself predicting what would happen in various situations, and they turned out exactly like I thought, which was disappointing. ( )