Member Review

Kitty Talbot is in dire need of a fortune in order to save her family, especially her beloved sisters. The only remedy it seems is to find herself a rich husband, and it is with this in mind that she sets off to London for the Season to ensnare herself a husband with a fortune. Only Kitty doesn't reckon for Lord Radcliffe, who is determined to thwart her from entrapping his brother. As the Season plays out, these two enemies begin to see each other in a new light.

Starting in her home in Dorset, we quickly follow Kitty to London where she soon finds her self on the hunt for a rich eligible bachelor. The story flowed from the first page and I soon found myself engaged in this delightful read!

Kitty was a wonderful heroine; fiercely loyal to her sisters, she was full of cunning and vivacity. She isn’t a perfect person, as you can tell by her eagerness and plans to make such a mercenary match, and it could have been quite easy to dislike her. However from the beginning this was never the case. It’s very clear Kitty is doing this for her family and her love for her sisters is her motivation throughout. As the eldest sister myself, I loved seeing this devotion! There were few options that women in the era had to ensure their own security and this is cleverly highlighted throughout. Kitty’s tenacity and desire to make her own way for herself and her family only made you love her more!

She is bold and capricious and her wit was my absolute favourite! A force of nature, she immediately clashes with Radcliffe and I could not get enough of their interactions!

There’s a very dry sense of wit and humour from Radcliffe that instantly made me love him. From the beginning he is suspicious of Kitty and quickly attempts to thwart her plans to ensnare his brother and their interactions are filled with sarcasm and tension.

His backstory was well written and like Kitty you knew his actions were made with a love of his siblings in mind. The theme of family and the different dynamics a family can have was one of the strongest points of the book and it was really well handled.

Overall, I loved this book! It was a vibrant and easy read filled with wit, humour, strong female characters and an enemies to friends to lovers romance that I just adored. A little slow in places, there were twists and turns that kept you on your toes and the blossoming relationship between Kitty and Radcliffe was so fun to read! I can’t wait to see what Irwin writes next!

Huge thank you for the chance to read this for an honest review!

4.5 stars!