Review: Fun, Frothy and Fizzy Farce
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2012
At first when I started this tale I was not sure of it. Then as I continued to read I realized that it was not to be taken seriously and once I did that I found myself totally enjoying the froth and fizz of Ms. Wylde's venture in Regency England. The book starts as our heroine, Miss Emma Grey is cursing in the moonlight. She is found by our hero, Lord Richard Hamilton, as he is trying to escape the clutches of yet another eligible young women. He has sworn never to marry. But one look at Emma and he finds himself in love for the first time in his life. He wants to marry and he wants to marry NOW.Emma's uncle, the Duke feels they should wait so that Emma does not find herself in a marriage that is not going to founded on a solid basis. Lord Hamilton feels he is smarter than the Duke so he arranges to outsmart him with a wager with Emma.Of course the premise is patently absurd and the plot devolves from there but despite this I just had fun reading the book. I didn't have to think, I didn't have to go and research history, I could just enjoy a light read. There is a touch of a murder mystery at the end and even that was easy on the brain. The book is described as a farce and that is a perfect description. If you just let go and enjoy it for what it is you will enjoy the romp that is The Wicked Wager.