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read from beginning to end, Edward is the perfect Austenian hero, much like the dashing and proper Mr, Knightley. Highly recommend this great book! So happy I finally got to read another amazing Melanie Dickerson book! I finished this book in one day and it was worth every second I spent on reading it.
The romance between Leorah and Edward was very well done and kept me entertained till the end, Such a great read : I highly recommend it, About this book:
“Leorah Langdon has no patience for Regency societys shallow hypocrisy and unnecessary rules, especially for women.
Shes determined to defy convention by marrying for grand passion instead of settling for a loveless union like her parentsor wedding a stuffy, pompous gentleman like Edward, the Viscount Withinghall.
But when a chance meeting in the countryside leads to Leorah and Withinghall being discovered in his overturned carriagealone and after darkthe ensuing gossip may force them together.
Withinghall has his reasons for clinging to propriety his father perished in a duel with his mistresss husband, and Edward must avoid scandal himself if he wants to become prime minister.
He certainly has no time for a reckless hoyden like Miss Langdon, But soon the two discover that Withinghalls coach “accident” was no such thing: the vehicle was sabotaged,
Can the culprit be brought to justice Strongwilled Leorah and dutydriven Withinghall
will have to work together if they have any hope of saving her reputation, his political careerand his life.
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Series: Bookin “The Regency Spies of London” series, Here!
Spiritual Content Prayers amp Thanking God A few Scriptures are mentioned Talks about God amp Jesus Hs are not capital when referring to God Mentions of God Mentions of prayers Mentions of Christians, an evangelical writer amp Christian books about morals Mentions of clergymen Mentions of Christmas A few mentions of Bibles amp reading A few mentions of those amp events in the Bible A few mentions of church going A few mentions of sins A couple mentions of blessings A mention of Lent
Note: A mention of damning evidence A mention of something seeming damning A “Good God, man,” is said once A what the devil.
Negative Content Minor cussing including: an Egads, an idiot, a shut up, three stupids Sarcasm amp Eye rolling Pain up to semidetailed Many mentions of gossip amp rumors Mentions of duels amp a death Mentions of fighting, guns aimed amp trying to shoot a person up to semidetailed Mentions of murder, a plan to murder someone, a wouldbe assassin, threats amp hatred barelyabovenotdetailed Mentions of pain, injuries, blood, a carriage accident amp a body up to semidetailed Mentions of drinking, drunks amp spirits Mentions of hangings amp jail Mentions of hunting amp shooting at people and animals A few mentions of a suicide A few mentions of jealousy A few mentions of lying amp lies A couple mentions of beatings.
Sexual Content a palm kiss, a cheek kiss, a forehead kiss, an almost kiss, two notdetailed kisses, four barelyabovenotdetailed kisses, amp three semidetailed kisses Touches, Embraces, Nearness, amp Flutters barelyabovenotdetailed Noticing a wench Many mentions of scandals, mistresses/courtesans, lovers, affairs amp passion mentions are barely barelyabovenotdetailed in what it all means Many mentions of reputations, ruin reputations amp compromising situations Mentions of kisses amp kissing Mentions of flirts, flirting amp touching A few mentions of mistletoe amp kissing under it A few mentions of an illegitimate child A couple mentions of blushing amp a man loving his wife with his body A couple mentions of scandalous romance novels A mention of a man seducing amp keeping a young girl as his mistress Love, falling in love amp the emotions
Note: A couple mentions of unmentionables.
Leorah Langdon, age
Edward Withinghall, age
P, O. V. switches between them
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Pre Teens One Star
New Teens Two Stars
Early High School Teens Three Stars
Older High School Teens Four Stars
My personal Rating Four Stars
I dont know about yall, but I love reading romances where the main couple dont get a longor even like each otherat first.
Its such a nice change from the typical love/attraction at first sight, wouldnt you agree I honestly adored this novel, Even for dealing with mentions of mistresses, men who keep one amp affairs, it was all very clean, I enjoyed the first book, but Leorah and Edward just made this book, At first I was getting a Mr, Darcy vibe almost from Edward, but I was happy when it was different, I honesttogoodness, loved Leorah amp her name! and thought she was just brilliant, I did love seeing Julia amp Nicholas again and learning what was new with them, I always love reading series connected by siblings or dear friends because you have a high chance of seeing the previous couple again in the next book.
Im hoping for Felicitys story next I want to hear about her twelve siblings!
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BFCG may Read the review to see recommend this book by this author, It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author,
I received this book for free from the author for this honest review, I am not a Dickerson fan after reading a couple of her fairytale books, I had issues with the way she writes a story, I try to be fair and I love regency so I thought I would give her another try, There were things I liked about this story, The changing characters as they learned and grew, The leading lady had spunk and a backbone and I really liked her, I did finish it and wanted to know how it would wrap up and how they would end up together in the end.
There was a lot I didn't like tho, This had a very slow pace, the characters hardly talked to each other, There were parts that were too similar to Pride and Prejudice almost like she was following that story outline, I thought the leading man was a self righteous dork and had a hard time shifting him in my brain, The bad guy always gives in too easily and the conflict resolves too easily, At the end of the novel I didn't know how these two were even going to get over there weirdness and kiss each other and that is just odd.
So I guess Dickerson isn't for me after all and that is sad because I really want to like her! This was Squeeky Clean.
. like high pitched squeekyness: This book was very much like a Jane Austen book avoiding scandal and all that, I liked the main character, and the book did have some witty dialogue, There weren't any major plot twists, but it was fun to read, Like Jane Austen's books, it was a clean book, but also the main plot line was of a romantic nature, Nothing wrong with that, just the "spy" part of the story wasn't very strong, You guys! I can't wait to give you my thoughts on this book, It will have to wait until after our live show :,stars, rounded down tostars, Stalled after a few chapters, Maybe it was my mood, but this wasn't grabbing me, The heroine didn't have enough personality for me, though her charitable work with unwed mothers did sound like it could be interesting.
As for the guy, he seems like yet another Mr, Darcy knockoff but with less fashion sense, I got so tired hearing about his sour demeanor and bland attire, The only thing interesting about him are his eyebrows which the heroine insists makes him look like a pirate, Me thinks the eyebrows hint that there's more to him than meets the eye, but I'm not interested enough in either of the main characters to stick around and find out.
Maybe I just didn't give it enough time, as it has high ratings, but with so many other books out there I'm moving on.
I DNF books pretty fast, I wont force myself to read something that isnt working, This book just didnt work, The writing was all telling, no showing, which really bothered me and doesnt fit in this genre, Bummer too the premise sounded good, A sweet regency romance that I enjoyed! A charming tale about a likable, spirited young lady and an uptight viscount who learns to overcome their prejudices about each other, meet in the middle, and fall in love.
It was a good clean read but still had plenty of chemistry with a great endingall the loose ends tied up in a wholly satisfying way.
Although the series is labeled Regency Spies of England, there is no spying in this book, However, there are a few murder attempts so there is an element of danger and intrigue, I have not read all of Ms, Dickerson's books, nor any others in this series, but this is one of her best that I've read so far, I mostly listened to this on audiobook, but I did read some of it on Kindle, . . and enjoyed those parts the most, I'm so glad I read the last few chapters versus listened to them I didn't like how Lord Withinghall was portrayed in the audiobook, but it was more convenient to listen most times, so.
. . shrugs, because they were an absolute delight! So swoony and sweet, winks
I loved the banter and squabbles between Leorah and Edward, It was very wellwritten and witty just a pleasure to read, The way the romance developed was quite endearing, And there were some very heartfelt themes, I'm so glad I read this book, and am excited to read the third in THE REGENCY SPIES OF LONDON series!
Well done, Melanie Dickerson! Ooh, I really enjoyed this, much more than I anticipated.
I love retellings, so to read a reimagining of Pride and Prejudice was such a treat, especially one that was thoroughly delightful from beginning to end.
This is one of the best enemiestolovers romances I've read other than the original Pride and Prejudice, I can't think of one I've liked so well.
Most feature couples who begin their relationship far too antagonistic for my taste, so this one was incredibly refreshing,
Leorah was a fun character, She was independent and feisty with a sense of adventure, all while not being overly so, and while also being an incredibly sweet and good person.
Edward was so brooding and serious, but with such a good heart, I loved the gradual development of their romanceit was fascinating watching the progression of these two characters who start off disliking one another and who seem entirely opposite in every way come to discover who the other really is and that they're perfect for one another.
I especially loved their witty banter, So much fun.
Unlike the other books in the series, this story didn't feature any intrigue or spying, but instead a subtle mystery about who is trying to murder the Viscount, which I personally enjoyed more, especially as it was definitely the secondary plot, making the developing romance between Leorah and Edward the primary focus.
This gave ample time for their adorable and endearing romance to develop in a gradual and realistic way, I thoroughly enjoyed it and inhaled this in one sitting, staying up far too late doing so, This is definitely a book I'll want to reread in the years to come, Overall this was a good book, Mostly it seemed to drag in some parts, for me anyway, And while I did have a few problems with it, I did enjoyed it.
First of all, there was my one of my alltime favorite character, Leorah, She was strong and didn't care what society said, she did what she wanted you go girl and only allowed God to tell her when she shouldn't do something.
Some of my favorite scenes had her standing up for novels, the things she believed in, and only marrying the guy who she loves just as much as she loves her horse.
She literally thinks how I do! Why should we marry someone who we don't love as much as our horse, puppy, cat, frog, mouse, bird Why should we marry someone who we don't anticipate our return to Think about it! Those of you who have pets have to clean cages, feed them, groom them, walk them, the list goes on! And yet we anticipate going home to do these things with them, to see them, to spend time with them, because we love our pets.
We trust them, we expect them not to be perfect at all times, but yet, we still love them, If we can't love someone the same as we love our pets, then why do we get married at all Leorah, I feel everything you did when you were talking to your horse.
The huge issue I had with Leorah, was not Leorah herself, But I think that a lot of the times she wasn't allowed to do her full potential, I think if she was let lose she could change the world if she wanted too, Only she never seems to have that chance,
First of all, we have everyone doing everything and saying things to her, Like: "Hey Leorah! Do you know that everyone in London is gossiping about you Now you need to go and marry the viscount before your reputation is ruined!" Ruined indeed.
Why couldn't she just go into London, hear the gossip herself, and let her deal with it I mean it's fine that she has friends that care about her.
But I thought a lot of the book was just people telling her what was going on and not her actually seeing it for herself and of course dealing with it herself.
Plus to make things worse, when Leorah was just about to do something herolike, Edward does it for her, I mean, it made sense for the story, but I really thought that it was Leorah's turn to do something,
I did enjoy the romance pretty well, There was times where I thought they may have been concentrating too much on each other's looks, But being the fact that two people who hated each other later finds passionate love with each other, the type of love that most people crave Yeah, you could say that I kinda like this part of the book.
Also this book doesn't seem to have much "spying" like the last one, At least, Leorah had little to do with any of it,
Content in Book:
, Mentions of men getting woman getting pregnant out of wedlock,
. Violence sabotage, intending to assassinate, fighting, killing someone in a duel,
Who Would I Recommend This Book To:
Those who first read sitelinkA Spy's Devotion, Historical fiction fans. England's Regency era fans. Jane Austen fans, I know nothing about her books, but this book was supposedly inspired by Jane Austen's works, So maybe you'll like this, Romance fans, there is a lot to love,
Special thanks to my friend, Melanie Kilsby, for recommending me this book, I did really enjoy it, Also take a look at sitelinkher really cool YouTube channel, .