The Charmer vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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The Charmer
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Elizabethan England: Handsome. Charming. Devastating. He was the last man she needed, but the only one she wanted. Orlando Holt has never assassinated a woman before. The lovely, feisty Lady Lynden will be his first.…
The Talleyrand Maxim
“Linford Pratt, senior clerk to Eldrick & Pascoe, solicitors, of Barford, a young man who earnestly desired to get on in life, by hook or by crook, with no objection whatever to crookedness, so long as it could be performed in safety and secrecy, had once during one of his periodical visit to the town Reference Library, lighted on a maxim of that other unscrupulous person, Prince Talleyrand, which”
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The “Talleyrand Maxim” holds that “With time and patience, the mulberry leaf is turned into satin.” The adage has the character of guidance for life for an ambitious legal clerk, Linford Pratt. Unlike most people, he…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Charmer has the widest readership — 459 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Charmer | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (459) | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| The Charmer | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 459 | 180 |
| Editions | — | 115 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Wikipedia attention | 64 | — |
| Pages | 265 | 195 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Charmer or The Talleyrand Maxim?
The Charmer has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Charmer 4.0/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Charmer or The Talleyrand Maxim?
The Talleyrand Maxim is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Talleyrand Maxim (195 pages, ≈ 3 h 37 m); The Charmer (265 pages, ≈ 4 h 54 m).
Which is harder to read: The Charmer or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Charmer: Moderate; The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging.