Helpful Score: 4
Eliza has no intention of getting married. Her elderly aunts looking for a tome on how to launch a successful season, mistake a military theory book for an etiquette book. They begin to launch their efforts, relying on the strategies outlined within the book. Eliza meanwhile meets a man whom she persuades to pretend to be enamoured of her. Of course they fall in love for real, and all obstacles are overcome. Happy ending ensues.
Helpful Score: 3
Kathryn Caskie's intro to her meddling aunts series provides witty and amusing fun along with an unlikely hero. A quick, adorable read.
Starts choppy but then gets interesting--I liked it much better in the end than I expected, and am surprised and pleased to say that I would like to read more by this author. A solid B.
The old ladies are a funny pair as they use their departed father's book on military maneuvers to guide their niece through the perils of the English ton and the strategies of snagging a husband. I enjoyed this lighthearted read.
pretty good - will probably read another by this author
A good debut novel, I'll read more by this author!
