Back in '21
I recieved a reader recomendation to try out a new author. Clare Darcy
was quite prolific, so I chose five books at random and this is the first of
those.
Georgina is our bratty heroine who earns herself a
period of exile in Scotland for refusing to wed a very homely, extremely
wealthy, adenoidal young lord. Upon Georgina's arrival in Scotland we learn that her aunt has designs upon marrying Georgina to her cousin, the aunt's child. (Talk about things that only make you trash if you're
poor.)
All of this just so happens to
coincide with the arrival of Lord Shannon, who is the widowed spouse of
Georgina's other cousin Nuala. That's how this bastard son has ended up
as landed gentry. And the people of the community do little to allow him
to forget it.
This is an enemies-to-lovers type story. This is
also a story that, for me, was really easy not to love. Georgina is in
the wrong at almost every turn, and Shannon is still mourning the tragic
death of his wife. Leave this poor heartbroken, beleaguered man alone!
I
went into this story really wanting to love it. But everyone feels very
wooden, like a Punch and Judy story, without Punch or Judy. The
society ladies are only concerned with status, position and
appearances. Nothing sets one apart from her comerade, so they all kind
of blend together. This book had far too much gossip and far too little
to gossip about. You might like it. And I will admit that there is
always the chance I just picked it up at exactly the wrong moment. For
me, it just failed to spark joy.
⭐/5
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