Review: Wickedly Funny Regency Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 13, 2013
Ms. Penelope Fairweather is fortunate enough to be invited to London for a season by the Duchess of Blackthorne, a long-ago friend of her late mother.  She is unfortunate enough to be clumsy in both her actions and her words and her hopes of catching a husband seemed doomed.  But while Charles, the Duke of Blackthorne, first compares her to a gnat then a mosquito he doesn't seem able to stay away from her even if he is engaged.  Will Penelope find love after all?"Penelope" is a fun filled Regency Romance that will have readers laughing from the first page to the last.  Penelope is a delightfully quirky character with a penchant for getting into trouble (even though she tries hard not to) and whose best friend is a pet goat.  I love the fact that author Anya Wylde keeps Penelope true to her character from beginning to end - there is no sudden makeover for Penelope no matter how hard Madame Bellafraunde tries.  Speaking of Madame Bellafraunde she is another great character with a more than interesting background who deserves a book (and love interest) of her own.  The romance is nicely done and it is fun to read as Penelope and Charles fall in love much to the dismay of both.  There is another very satisfying romance in the book.  Besides the romance,the best thing in this book is the humor - it is funny from beginning to end with humor found in some very unexpected places.  It is a nice humor - Penelope may be klutzy but she is very endearing and the book is very gentle with her character and, like Charles, readers will fall in love with Penelope by the end of the book."Penelope" is a wickedly funny romance - highly recommended.