4.5 stars I am very sorry, Sarah MacLean. This is probably my favorite book of yours that I have read so far, but I waited way too long to review it, and now I’m going to have precious little to say about it. Here’s the Goodreads summary, which is as much for my benefit as yours: “A lady does not smoke cheroot. She does not ride astride. She does not fence or attend duels. She does not fire a pistol, and she never gambles at […]
Should I get “I AM AN ON-THE-SHELF SPINSTER” tattooed on my forehead?
Romancing Mr. Bridgerton is the fourth book in Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, which follows the seven Bridgerton siblings in their various quests for love and marriage, etc. This is not a series non-romance fans will enjoy; it doesn’t exactly wallow in genre tropes, but it does embrace them quite willingly, and does teeter on some cutesy attitudes every once in a while (you can tell it’s pleased with itself and its characters). That said, this series is fun, and so is this book. This time […]
Finding a dead earl in your debutante sister’s bed is NOT what you want after a long journey back from India
Captain Maximus Harcourt, the reluctant tenth Duke of Alderidge, comes home after several years away in India to discover that there is a big ball at his house, his younger sister is missing without a trace, and there is a naked earl tied to his sister’s bed with red ribbons. Oh, the earl is very much dead. Already in the room is Miss Ivory Moore, a society fixer working for Chagarre & Associates. She was hired by the duke’s aunt and intends to make sure […]
Independent, forward-thinking girl and the charming boy next door
Julia Quinn is a reliable historical romance author. That sounds vaguely condemnatory, but is meant as a compliment. Her dust jackets loudly proclaim her as “this generation’s Jane Austen”, which as a Janeite I feel is a bit of stretch, but her novels are always fun, frothy, and highly readable. Because of Miss Bridgerton is Ms. Quinn’s latest, returning to the infamously populous and vivacious Bridgerton clan. (Ms. Quinn’s Bridgerton series is worth checking out – they are fabulous characters.) Sybilla “Billie” Bridgerton lives on her […]
Love by the Numbers
I started my first Sarah MacLean many months ago, but I didn’t get very far. The heroine started out pretty wimpy, and that’s not really my style. Fast forward a few months to a long weekend of just me and the little one, and now I’m four books in. But to begin the first series: Love by Numbers. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake is the one that started pretty slow, but I ended up being pleasantly surprised. This is the story of Calpurnia […]
Spindle–Not Cabot–Cove
Having read this title three months ago, I do remember enjoying it. Victor Bramwell, newly titled Earl of Rycliff, is a stubborn man but finds his match in Susanna, a woman way ahead of her time: She is an independent woman, and dare I say, a feminist (pun unintended). Together and apart, they are both fully fleshed characters. A Night to Surrender is a better than average romance with a cast of likable and intriguing supporting characters (particularly Corporal Thorne) whose stories I’m interested in knowing from […]
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