Review: The Tempestuous Jasmine Finally Grows Up
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2013
The book starts out showing Jasmine as angry, self-serving and spoiled. Her debut last season was ruined when she broke her ankle the night of the ball, and her father refuses to invest in all the gowns and trappings again this year. She can't go to the balls in the same gowns so she redesigns them. With a little persuasion by a stable boy, Parr O'Shaughnessy, she goes into business making gowns and boots for society. Viscount Alistair Wickersham comes to America wanting to do business with Jasmine's father and Jasmine uses this connection to get close. With encouragement from her mother she sets her sights on him, or should I say his title. She wants to have a better match in society than her other sisters made.Her plan works for a while until one thing after another makes her question what she really wants or needs.Becky does a great job interweaving her historical research into her stories. Her heroines are not shy, simpering, nave debutantes. They all have a backbone and eventually stand up to society and the men they love.Good job again Becky. Can't wait for number 5.