Review: A real struggle at times
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2014
I was looking forward to this book based on the reviews and the fact that it was a traditional (clean) Regency. I also liked the idea that the premise was unusual in that the h wasn't looking to get married but wanted to make her own way in the world. It wasn't one of those stupid stories where the h declares she doesn't want to get married for all sorts of lame reasons but rather the fact that this h believed in love and wouldn't settle for less. She was a realist with a difficult family situation and knew that they had to come up with money so they can all survive. Their plan is pretty good and I liked the fact that the h's motivations were selfless.The H is a Duke and very studious, not at all worldly. His mother tells him it's time to find a wife and have an heir, so he sets about trying to do that. Very unromantically and he follows the advice of his good friend, who introduces him to a very eligible and beautiful girl. The path of love doesn't run smoothly and the H finds himself engaged to a girl that his best friend actually wants.Anyway it all works out in the end but the first half of the book was so incredibly slow and I really struggled to get through it. The other thing is that the H and h really don't have all that much to do with each other until near the end. Overall it just wasn't a very romantic book.