Dive Into The Ugly Duckling Debutante (The House Of Renwick, #1) Envisioned By Rachel Van Dyken Formatted As Brochure

rake reformed by finding god and a beautiful debutant who has been raised to think she's ugly but doesn't have any complexes, I don't think a longer book who have saved this, I found myself going WHAT And then WTF,stars, amazing historical romance from a contemporary romance author,

Reading this book is like reading historical romance from Julia London but with simple language and less confusing plot, I think that's why I quite enjoyed it better, Though again, as much as I liked it, I don't really feel the classic or the sense of historical in this book, I don't even know what era or what year the event's happening, So yeah.

Nicholas Renwick's fall head over heels with Saraor Sai Ames, a maiden who has been raised to feel ugly and unwanted, Their journey's not as smooth as they wanted to be even though they both love each other, because of the secrets that looming over, Will they battled them all and achieve the victory

Again, I actually enjoyed this book and I adore the simple twist of drama.
Though the only thing that keeps bothering me up until the end remain unsolved like the deal with Sara's parents and sisters, I don't see a proper closure between them.
Even Duncan, there's no more scene with Duncan, even at the epilogue, It's almost seemed like RVD's eager to finish the story that's why those little details are left behind,

But overall, I liked it, And I hope there's a sequel! Sara has been told all her life she's ugly, She doesn't realize until she's grown and away from her family that they'd branded her with that term because of jealousy,

I loved the interaction between the hero and heroine, Their conversations sound real, and human, Something I could definitely identify with,

We should all be so lucky to be ugly ducklings turned into beautiful swans! With Christmas readily approaching, we now turn to the fun or not so fun task of having to be around family for the holidays.
While some of us love our families, some are less than thrilled at this prospect, hoping to be able to glide through without a snide remark uttered or awkward silence encountered.
It is with this spirit that we turn to The Ugly Duckling Debutante, by Rachel Van Dyken, Sara, our heroine, has one of the latter previously mentioned families, To say that her sisters demean her is an understatement, So, with parallels to Cinderella already forming in my head after reading the plot points on the back cover, I dove into this book unsure of how Van Dyken played with the famous “Cinderella Story” theme.
Lets find out!

Sara hasnt had the easiest of childhoods, Constantly berated by her parents and older sisters, she grows up accustomed to being called ugly, On the contrary, however, as she transitions into adulthood she becomes more and more beautiful, Despite this, her view of herself is as dour as she has been lead to believe, and to add to this the fact that she is forced to take the place of her sisters for a season the social events and important endeavors of the time that were placed upon women so that they could become eligible for dating after they run away and elope.
As the familys only other child, Sara finds that she must marry for wealth in order to save her family from financial ruin, At the same time, Nicholas Devons, Earl of Renwick, is growing tired of his life of debauchery and fornication, He decides to eschew all these pleasures and lead a simple life, marrying the first country girl that he comes into contact with, Before he is able to travel to the country to find a willing woman, he must first help his cousin and teach the ways of the Ton to Sara.
When the two meet, sparks ignite, Sara finds Renwick devilishly handsome, but thinks that his attention to her is due to her ugliness, Renwick cannot believe how stunningly beautiful that Sara is, but is convinced that she is just like the rest of the women he knows, manipulative and fake.
Will Sara and Renwick ever look past their preconceived notions of each other and find common ground Will Sara ever begin to gain any selfconfidence back from her life of being called ugly Will Renwick be able to put the deeds of his past behind him

Van Dyken included lots of little twists in this story that I didnt see coming.
When you first find out more about Saras background, as well as Renwicks motivations for casting off his rock star lifestyle, you wonder how these two seemingly different worlds will intersect.
Van Dyken is able to achieve this is an incredibly clever way that I thought added a lot to the novel, Additionally, I really enjoyed Renwicks character, as you get to see him undergo a complete transformation throughout the novel, It is these types of character developments that I enjoy most, as you get to see someone go from being completely stubborn and set in their ways to a character full of optimism and humility that was not present at all previously.


However, not all is good with this work, Part of me kept wondering how Sara kept believing herself to be ugly, Yes, were always reminded that she was constantly told that she is ugly, but I dont understand that at her age she would continue to believe it, especially with the attention Renwick was giving her as well as the marked attentions of other members of the Ton and her maid.
Renwick was obviously attracted to her, as evidenced by his actions,

Despite these few negatives, I definitely found Van Dykens The Ugly Duckling Debutante to be exciting and extremely entertaining, If youre looking for a fun story that pulls you in with a bunch of well placed plot turns, look no further than this book.
After reading it youll believe that everyone has it in them to change and be a better person!

Kimberly Reflections of a Book Addict
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Highly enjoyable and entertaining, A very fast read and lots of twists and suspicions,

Sara Ames born under unusual circumstances and given away at birth was constantly told by her family that she was ugly and unwanted by anyone.


Nicholas Devons, Earl of Renwick, man of means and wealth, looks and a few secrets he hoped stayed hidden, She has secrets to that she only just found out that she wished would stay hidden, if only for a little while longer,

They get married have their ups and downs, but in the end true love prevails
I have read the series several times over the years but it is so good had to read again.
Love the author and her characters, Sara has been told her whole life that she is ugly and she believes it, When her Aunt takes her to London for a season she is not sure even her aunt tells her shes not a beauty, Then why would anyone want her, Nicholas the Earl of Renwick is a distant relation to Saras aunt, When she asks for him to escort Sara around he gives in, Whn he looks at Sara he thinks she is conceded because she is Stunally beautiful, He was hurt before by a beautiful woman and he thinks Saras like her, A beautiful story with a great ending, Since childhood Sara has lived with the reality of being ugly, Something her awful family never ceased to remind her, After her sisters run off to Gretna Green, she's left with one choicego to London and take their place for a Season, It's up to her to marry well and save her family from financial ruin,

A distant aunt decides it's in her best interest to sponsor Sara for the season and help her snag a husband by any means possible.


Nicholas Devons, Earl of Renwick, is a retired rake and consequently bored with life, He's given up beautiful women and carnal pleasures, Desperation makes him decide to give his massive fortune away and marry the first country girl he sees,

Lucky for Sara she's that girl, Unlucky for Nicholas, he's to be her new tutor in the ways of the ton, Two waltzes, one masquerade, a violent carriage ride, and two duckless ponds later, and all that's left is a fun twist on one of the oldest stories ever told, I wrote a review, but my mom borrowed my computer and closed the browser before I saved it, My fault for not saving it, I wasn't that happy with the review, so here's my second chance,

I enjoyed this book a lot, and it almost got five, but things sort of fell apart around the climax, I don't like manufactured drama, and the blowup near the end felt like that to me, While I agree that keeping secrets from people and being dishonest is wrong, it was clear that the situation that makes Renwick blow up at Sara could have easily been resolved with a long discussion.
That's why my rating went down to four,

Otherwise, this is a feel good Regency romance that makes me remember how much I love reading historical romance, Renwick is actually a Rake hero that I felt sorry and sympathetic for, He actually did all the rakish things that hurt his reputation, and what he did was pretty bad, But he suffered for it, was repentant about it and turned over a new leaf, Laying eyes on Sara was testing his resolve in the worst way, Sara was raised to believe she was as ugly as sin, and when people said she wasn't normal, she winced, The truth was she was ridiculously gorgeous, That reminded me of Lord Dain from sitelinkLord of Scoundrels, who believes he's ugly, but is merely gorgeous in an unconventional way, Sara's lack of self esteem is understandable, but I like that she is feisty too, She doesn't let Renwick walk all over her, although she is definitely susceptible to his allure and who could blame her,

I liked the humor a lot and the chemistry between Renwick and Sara is dazzling, They can't seem to keep their hands off each other, This is a fade to black kind of romance, and I did miss love scenes, I don't always have to have them, but in

this case, the missing love scenes were a bit of a let down, I really rooted for their happy ending together, and that's part of why the Big Miss was so annoying to me, Fortunately, the story finds its feet and the ending is so lovely, with an awesome epilogue,

I would recommend this series to Kindle/ebook readers looking for good romance that you might never find in the print section of your bookstore and library.
Renwick is scrumptious and not to be missed by those readers who have a weakness for rakes of the reformed or soontobereformed variety, Sara is the kind of historical heroine you can't help but love, ed by Marissa
Book provided by the author for review
originally posted at Romancing the Book

I love stories about the odd one out and Sara fits the bill perfectly.
Shes intelligent and witty and she prefers country life to dresses and balls, Thanks to her parents, she believes she is the ugliest girl that ever existed yet she is resigned to the fact that she will likely never marry and doesnt seem disappointed by it, much preferring to read about love and romance and loving families in books.
I love the way Sara parlays with Nicholas, teasing him and offering the witty comeback,

Nicholas doesnt quite know how to deal with Sara, Hes given up being a rake and in order to win a bet he must get through one season without succumbing to a woman or being centered in a scandal.
He tries to protect her from other rakes and less than worthy suitors but he fails miserably,

While Nicholas is supposed to be Saras tutor in the ways of the ton, other than a dance lesson he appears to be more of an escort.
This becomes amusing as he struggles to acknowledge his feelings towards her and yet deny them to everyone else,

Since reading my first Rachel Van Dyken book Ive become a fan, The writing is clear and does not get too muddled up in details I dont need, yet she has a way of describing just enough of the past to keep me interested.
I do wish the language evoked more of the historical time and I question the use of a couple of seemingly modern phrases, but as nothing was outrageous I can forgive and enjoy.
For a simple, enjoyable historical romance, you cant go wrong with The Ugly Ducking Debutante,
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I wasn't able to resist the premise of this book, It sounded too sweet, and sexy, An ugly duckling heroine A reformed rake These are characters I can never resist, I'm such a sucker for outrageous premises, Anyway, I just had to read this book, It was a quick read, I found, light and easy to read and less thanpages long,

I think I'll begin with the writing style, . . it got on my nerves, Van Dyken's writing varied from polished and clean Victorian styled language to modern and badly edited, So I totally blame her editors, I really really do I mean, I caught missing periods and improper use of capitals everywhere, Usually where the writing started to sound too contemporary, filled with expressions like "sure" and "he mentally yelled at himself" both of which didn't flow with the rest of the text and style.
So I think her editors just totally missed entire sections that needed a bit of polish, It made me groan with vexation because it distracted me from the story, But, that aside, I did enjoy the novel,

I really liked Sara's character, She was quick witted and smart, and reminded me a little of Elizabeth Bennett from Pride and Prejudice, I liked the way she was able to turn a phrase to say a lot while saying very little, I also liked that despite the fact that she'd been told she was ugly and worthless all her life, that she had enough spirit to speak out with that quick wit.
I think I'd be too afraid if I was Sara, to speak my mind that way, And especially to someone as worldly and handsome as Renwick,

Poor Renwick! The reformed rake is a stereotypical character, one I love to read about because who doesn't want a bad boy player turned into a loyal, sweet lover all because of the love of one good woman Who I ask you Who And Renwick is not only the besotted lover of Sara, but a man who is so vulnerable he's turned away from even the possibility of loving anyone ever again.
He loves Sara very much, but he's so afraid of letting anyone in that he refuses to acknowledge it to anyone, even himself, I was actually very touched when he finally felt himself loved enough to begin to feel that he was healing, all because of Sara's love.


I thought the characters were lovely, but they did lack something in the way depth, I think I wanted to see more emotion from them, instead of being told about it, But the story was sweet, and I was glad that they were able to overcome all the scandals and misunderstandings and simply love one another.
Overall, a good read and a promising series,


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