Series: The Countess Chronicles, #1
Tropes & Traits: friends to lovers
Publication Date: 01.06.20
Genre/Setting: Historical; Regency; London, England
Rating: 3.5 stars
Baron's daughter Miss Alice Winpole has lived a quiet, sheltered life in the country and now that she's experiencing her first London season, she can't believe how well it's going. She's making friends and has plenty of suitors, including the Duke of Cornwall, the season's most eligible bachelor.
Her childhood friend and neighbor Hugh Osborne, the Earl of Windemere, knows the Duke and worries his intentions are less than honorable. But well-intentioned warnings from Hugh and his mother only stoke Alice's anger and leave Hugh scrambling to protect Alice and perhaps win her for himself before the Duke sees her ruined.
This is probably 3.5, rounded up because the writing is good and this author has a lot of potential. Alice's willful naivete had me ready to shake her for basically all of the book. I found Hugh to be a charming beta hero, mostly concerned with his inventions, but he was a good man and didn't deserve the vitriol he got from Alice. Thankfully, Alice did eventually realize she'd gotten both Hugh and the Duke all wrong, though this didn't immediately put an end to her immature waspishness and she continued to be infuriatingly wishy-washy. Hugh was too easily cowed by others, especially his mother, but I did see why given all the loss in his life and the fact that his mother is his only living relative. I think he deserved better from Alice, which he eventually got, but it was a bit late for me. I also would've liked to see more of a true comeuppance for the villain in this story, rather than just a few brief lines on his disgrace. Nonetheless, I think this author has great potential and I look forward to her future works.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Her childhood friend and neighbor Hugh Osborne, the Earl of Windemere, knows the Duke and worries his intentions are less than honorable. But well-intentioned warnings from Hugh and his mother only stoke Alice's anger and leave Hugh scrambling to protect Alice and perhaps win her for himself before the Duke sees her ruined.
This is probably 3.5, rounded up because the writing is good and this author has a lot of potential. Alice's willful naivete had me ready to shake her for basically all of the book. I found Hugh to be a charming beta hero, mostly concerned with his inventions, but he was a good man and didn't deserve the vitriol he got from Alice. Thankfully, Alice did eventually realize she'd gotten both Hugh and the Duke all wrong, though this didn't immediately put an end to her immature waspishness and she continued to be infuriatingly wishy-washy. Hugh was too easily cowed by others, especially his mother, but I did see why given all the loss in his life and the fact that his mother is his only living relative. I think he deserved better from Alice, which he eventually got, but it was a bit late for me. I also would've liked to see more of a true comeuppance for the villain in this story, rather than just a few brief lines on his disgrace. Nonetheless, I think this author has great potential and I look forward to her future works.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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