Member Reviews
Nicki O, Reviewer
Oh I like the Whims and Fancies newspaper part of the story. It is cleaver and adds a touch of whimsy. The romance was nice too. The sisters were close and had a warm relationship. The colorful clothes were fun too. Very inventive story. I liked it. |
Kimberley M, Reviewer
I am a huge fan of regency books. I love the grandeur and romanticised version of life. "Her Lady's Whims and Fancies" did not disappoint. This book is the third in the 'Lords for the Sisters of Sussex' series. It tells the story of Kate Standish and Lord Dennison, both fashion conscious and fashion forward members of society in Brighton. As they fall in love readers are treated to a glimpse into their fears and hopes for the future. Despite the predictability of the book, I still really enjoyed it. This book was a great escape into the Regency world. If you love Regency romances then I would definitely recommend this one to you. |
I’m a sucker for a good historical romance, and with a Devil Wears Prada plot I couldn’t resist reading Her Lady’s Whims and Fancies over winter break. I loved that this book was more than just a romance; there’s a bit of a mystery to both main characters and I loved seeing their relationship blossom, even after a less than ideal first meeting. Definitely a historical romance you’ll want to pick up for a light, fun read! |
Nancy W, Reviewer
Miss Kate has a secret that nobody in her family or outside of the family for that matter knows. She dresses her sisters and herself in the height of fashion, always forward looking in what they wear and how they dress their hair. At her sister's wedding she sees Lord Dennison and he also tries to push fashion as far as he can. He was hurt some time ago by a young lady he asked to marry him and she refused. He was deeply hurt and swore to never do that again. The way to handle it was to act like he did not care about anything. His twin sister knows better but keeps her thoughts to herself. These two are growing closer as time goes by but can they get past Kate's secret and his protection of his heart? |
This is a sweet, low-angst historical romance. The romance storyline is endearing and entertaining. The primary obstacle is the secret the heroine is keeping from the hero—there's not much external plot. Family members play a large role in this book, so I recommend reading the series in order. Be forewarned that this book contains an excerpt at the end of the next book in the series—that excerpt doesn't have the happy ending most romance readers are looking for. |
It was really charming and cute :) Though, i wish it could have been longer so that maybe we could have more character development and get to know the characters a little more. But nontheless, i liked it. |
If you clean, historical romance with interesting characters and witty dialogue, then this is the book is for you. The characters had personalities and were fun to follow. Their dialogue was witty and I enjoyed it and all the drama that came with their relationship. It was a quick read that still kept me engaged and made me want to see their HEA. The romance was sweet and clean and was perfect for the characters and I loved it. The plot line was different but still had the fluffy, sweet romance you expect. I enjoyed this but at some points, it seemed a little disjointed. Otherwise, I loved it and would definitely recommend this. |
Jessica C, Reviewer
This book was a fun and entertaining read. I didn't want to put it down. Lord Dennison has met his match with Miss Kate. I loved the character growth shown through the book and felt the characters were really well written #netgalley |
This book was an interesting take on regency romance. While a good read, it lacked that spark that would make me want to read it again. I received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review. |
Sonya W, Reviewer
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and can't wait to read more in the series. Lady Kate Standish had known what it was like to be hungry and she never wanted to experience that again. She was a writer for the periodical, "Whims and Fancies" and she seemed to know the fashion trends before they even happened. No one, not even her beloved sisters knew about this secret. Then she met Lord Dennison. She disliked him very much because of his rude behavior until she got to know him. He wasn't the fashion fop that he pretended to be. There was much more to his character than she found on first notice. She wanted him to know all her secrets. Logan Dennison was unconcerned with much other than his fashion setting ways. But, when he met Miss Kate, he wanted to be much more. He saw the need for tenant reform in the House of Lords and he was determined to lead the charge toward it. Kate Standish was a beautiful woman but she had a depth of character that he had not known before. He had been spurned by someone he wanted to pledge his love to and he was anxious about ever feeling that kind of pain and humiliation again. He felt a strong attraction and connection to Kate. Was it possible that there could be a forever love between the two of them? Would her secrets destroy it before it even had a chance to blossom? This was a delightful regency romance full of wonderful imagery and a HEA, as well. The story was clean and without foul language or graphic details of a sexual nature. I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review. |
Jerrye B, Reviewer
Her Lady's Whims and Fancies Rating: 3 out of 5 stars _____________________________________________________________________ Story Notes This regency romance was a nice read and I liked the characters well enough. However, it did jump around a lot between the chapters, with some scenes not quite finished with their telling. The tension between Kate and Logan was well crafted and carried well through the pages. The plot line and fleshing out was believable and fun to read. The snappy dialogue was also a fun inclusion. But there were so many people in the story it was a bit challenging to keep them straight. By the end, I had everyone sorted out but only because I really worked at it. I would recommend this story as a good read that's fun, clean and entertaining, but don't think I'll be adding a copy to my shelves to reread. I received this temporary complimentary E-book from Kings Row Press via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I will receive no fiscal compensation for this review and the opinions expressed herein are entirely my own. |
I enjoyed reading this book. It was easy to read and kept me interested. There was humour which l enjoyed as well as plenty of intrigue . The main characters were strong and funny at times as well as being serious. I do recommend that you read this book. |
Fashion, history and great characters, loved this book. At its core it's a book about sisters and how they support each other through life's ups and downs. Throw in some romance and you have the recipe for a fun read. |
This is the first book in the series that I have read. Unfortunately it does not make me want to read any of the other books in the series. Things I enjoyed: I loved the original tiff between Lord Dennison and Kate, it was funny and awesome to read about. The humility that he had to have to apologize was very gentlemanly and endeared me to him at first. Things I did not enjoy: Unfortunately, I was so confused by way too many characters at the beginning of the book. I needed more character development of every single character and there just wasn’t any. I felt like I just got the surface of the characters, but never a deep dive into how they think. I am still confused which sister is which cause there are a ton of them. I also didn’t like that the scenes didn’t have closure, for example there is a moment when they are about to meet Prince George and Kate is very excited, but then the chapter ends and you have no clue what happened. Their love is sweet and I am happy that Lord Dennison wants to change by the end of the book, but personally I am not super into fashion so I didn’t understand any of the fashion nuances. A special thank you to Kings Row Press for the digital ARC provided by Netgalley. All opinions are my own and in no way biased. |
Sue G, Reviewer
This is a pleasant read, but I feel the author has not introduced us sufficiently to all the characters and their various relationships. It is an interesting Regency romance story which takes place in Brighton and in which fashion plays a big part. I enjoyed Kate and her sisters and her boldness in trying to make sure they are never poor again, and also Lord Dennison who, in spite of being quite a dandy, is trying to use his influence for good. I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Independent Book Publishers Association. The opinions in this review are completely my own. |
This is book number 3 in the series. And i have read the other.ones. but this book disappointed med a little. The story was for me too weak. And I could not relate to the characters. Thank you to netgalley for letting me read this e arc in exchange for an honest review |
This was a delightful book! Kate is a writer for a newspaper called Her Lady's Whims and Fancies, about fashions and society. She overhears an umcomplimentary opinion from Lord Dennison, so she writes an uncomplimentary piece about him. A few weeks later, they spend an enchanting afternoon together and become more than friends. She, of course, feels guilty about what she wrote and can't decide whether or not to tell him about it, knowing he was hurt about it. He does learn about it, and is shocked by it. Does he forgive her? A great story that ended too soon! Loved it! |
Kathryn g, Reviewer
Historical romance. Enjoyed this story but haven't read the previous one in the series and would have benefited from knowing more of the back story. |
⭐⭐⭐💫 𝑯𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒂𝒅𝒚'𝒔 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔: 𝑺𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 (𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒙 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 3) 𝑩𝒚 𝑱𝒆𝒏 𝑮𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔. 𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚... ✔𝑪𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏 ✔𝑭𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 ✔𝑺𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 ✔𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒔 ✔𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝑾𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒂 (𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏) +𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑰 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔! Thank You Jen for sending me a copy of your book in exchange for my honest thoughts. Book Synopsis: "She has a secret to hide. He has a hurt to cover. But they both start having too much fun to notice. Miss Kate is full of spontaneity and dreams of fashion. Put her in a room with Ackerman's fashion plates, the makings of a new bonnet, and a strong cup of tea, and she would be happy for hours. But she is not your typical Regency miss. No one knows that she is the designer behind London’s famous fashion section, the woman who knows every fashion trend before it happens. Lord Dennison, the ton’s best most brightly dressed dandy, the prodigy of Beau Brummel himself, is often the subject of Her Lady’s Whims and Fancies, a gossip column in the Morning Star newspaper. He moves in circles with the most fashion conscious set. But he hides a deep hurt and doesn’t plan to ever ask another girl to marry him…ever again." |
Brandi R, Reviewer
It is so fun when characters are full of personality and spunk; it is even better when this is captured and presented as well as Jen has in this book. Miss Kate and Lord Dennison share a delightful chemistry and had me hooked from start to finish. I have not read the other sister’s in this series (don’t worry, I will be!) and I was able to jump right into the story. I definitely recommend this clean, historical fiction book. I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own and freely given. |




