The Honorable Jeremy Malcolm, would like to find a wife, but the young ladies he meets seem insipid. He decides that he needs a list to sort out their qualifications against what he wants in a wife. Julia Thistlewaite, a rather spoiled beauty, doesn’t understand why he isn’t smitten with her until she finds out about the list.
Deciding that Jeremy needs a lesson, she invites her friend, Selina, to come to town for a visit. Selina is poor and can’t afford a season on her own, so she’s thrilled to visit Julia until she finds that she is part of a revenge plot.
This is a romantic comedy in the style of Georgette Heyer. The plot is fast paced with quit a bit of humor as the plan to get revenge unfolds. This is particularly true because Jeremy and Selina are attracted to each other.
Julia and Jeremy were interesting characters and fairly well developed. Julia was not. I found her tedious. Cassie, Julia’s cousin, was a buffoon. It was fun for awhile, but again his character became boring.
This is a fast read, so if you like romantic comedy, you may enjoy it.
I received this book from Net Galley for this review.
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