(Dangerous Damsels #1)
by India Holton
June 15, 2021
Goodreads Summary:
A prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance.
Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She's also a thief. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means. Sure, she has a dark and traumatic past and an overbearing aunt, but all things considered, it's a pleasant existence. Until the men show up.
Ned Lightbourne is a sometimes assassin who is smitten with Cecilia from the moment they meet. Unfortunately, that happens to be while he's under direct orders to kill her. His employer, Captain Morvath, who possesses a gothic abbey bristling with cannons and an unbridled hate for the world, intends to rid England of all its presumptuous women, starting with the Wisteria Society. Ned has plans of his own. But both men have made one grave mistake. Never underestimate a woman.
When Morvath imperils the Wisteria Society, Cecilia is forced to team up with her handsome would-be assassin to save the women who raised her--hopefully proving, once and for all, that she's as much of a scoundrel as the rest of them.
Review
I'm 1000% kicking myself (metaphorically of course) for not reading The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels the moment my preorder arrived. I laughed out loud so many times reading this book. It's a riot!
What I Liked:
- the writing style may not appeal to some readers but I found it compulsively readable
- the creative method of storytelling
- the ladies of the Wisteria Society are such a hoot!
- such humourous dialogues
- a ridiculous but fun adventure
- I did not see that twist coming!- (Ms. Darlington is Morvath's mother)
- the hilarious interactions between the characters
- Cecilia- she's (mostly) proper with a great sense of duty
- the super flirty and full of chemistry romance
- some scandalous thoughts and behaviour that was most delicious
- I swooned over Ned, the rogue love interest
- the innocent(?) yet so mysterious Pleasance (could we be getting her story later on?)
- the story is so silly but so enjoyable
The Not So Much:
- nothing much really except that I need more more more from this world!
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