Karin A. (Jerseygirltoo) - reviewed on 7/22/2016 + 453 more book reviews

The settings of this book, the earthiness and decadence of society that it portrayed, made me think it was set in an earlier era than the Regency, like the late 1700's(Georgian era). For instance, the opening scene is at a public hanging. But I really liked it, the characters were realistically flawed and 3 dimensional. In fact, the central conflict of the story revolved around the hero's biggest flaw. That the author was able to make him a sympathetic character, in spite of a couple of rotten things that he does, is a tribute to good writing and character development. This book came out some years earlier than Cornick's Scandalous Women of the Ton series, but the flavor is similar. Those books had some very flawed heroines who were eventually redeemed.
I also enjoyed seeing a minor recurring character, Mr. Churchward, who shows up in so many of Cornick's books, as a financial advisor to her heroes and heroines.
I was however, distracted and disappointed by some hints of a secondary romance which did not come to pass.
And the villain gets his comeuppance in a particularly apt and gruesome way.

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