Have just finished reading the Cabot sisters trilogy. Don't ask me why i did that!!
Book one had the female protagonist having a really offensive moral compass.
Book two was odd. Again moral compass was all wrong and the male protagonist was not too relatable.
Book three had none of that. In fact had pretty much nothing. No major chemistry, no interesting dialogues. Not a very interesting heroine nor a very exicitng hero. All in all just a big yawn !! ( )

Based on The Scoundrel and the Debuntante, I am sorry I have not yet read the other two books within the Cabot Sisters series. That will be remedied shortly.
I was blessed with an ARC of this story for an honest review and would describe it as a charming story full of twists and turns. Ms. London takes you on a journey with a young headstrong girl who is determined to forge a different pathway then her two sisters. I loved that she was trying to be different but managing to make some of the same decisions. If you are a fan of Eloisa James, Julia Quinn, Maya Rodale, Johanna Lindsey-YOU WILL LOVE JULIA LONDON. ( )

"Well, Prudence?" he asked as his gaze slid to her mouth, his expression reminding her of a man who had not eaten all day and was seeing a morsel before him. "What have you to say for yourself? Now your adventure has become mine."

I haven't read the previous Cabot sisters' books but I had no problem diving right in to this one; the author does a good job of summarizing why Prudence is acting the way she is here because of her sisters' previous actions. The bulk of the story and Prudence and Roan's romance takes place over only two or three days, so there's a bit of insta happening. I can't say I ever felt their love or deep attraction for one another. It was kind of hard to enjoy their budding romance when at every turn both were decrying how it was never going to last, Roan has an almost fiancee in America and Prudence can't imagine marrying an American (how rude! ;).

However, I thought the writing was pretty good and their bumbling about journey was fairly entertaining and was liking it until the last 30% or so. The secondary characters consisting of Prudence's sisters and Roan's sister brought this down a whole star. I don't know how they acted in their own stories but Honor and Grace were cold, stuffy, and unsympathetic wenches to their sister. It seems their actions brought a bit of scandal to their younger sisters, Prudence and Mercy, and they refuse to let Prudence marry who she wants to because it would be scandalous (I guess because, again, he was an American? I don't really know why they wouldn't want her to marry the man she was traipsing around England with, other than missing her if she moved). They were so mean and rude to her! Prudence seemed a little oblivious throughout the story to how her actions could really affect her, or seemed to really cognitively distance herself from it, that I was a bit annoyed with her but dang, her sisters took the cake. Roan's sister Aurora, however, takes the crown for being the most unlikable, rude, selfish, and oblivious character, just ugh.

Not a lot of emotional or relationship build up but if you like your characters to journey around and get into shenanigans, then Prudence and Roan get into their fair share. I will also say, the following line was almost worth reading the full book on its own:
"I want to conquer nations and make you their queen."

SWOON. ( )

...it's always the sensible ones!

Who would have thought it. Prudence was the sensible one! But oh, she so wanted one little adventure before she went off to a life doomed to spinsterhood--all because of the scandal of her sisters.
An innocent decision to visit her best friend in the country turns to something else when Pru encounters the fascinating American, Roan Matheson. The lure of a life with adventure certainly appeals!
Roan is chasing his madcap sister who is following her own adventures.
Together Pru and Roan's antics and passion cut a sizzling and often hilarious swathe through the English countryside. Roan trying so hard to be the gentleman and Pru determining to go into spinsterhood having loved well and lost.
I must admit that I was quite annoyed with Grace and Honor, her two elder sisters and their lack of understanding about where their actions had placed Pru.
I was also all out of charity with Roan's sister Aurora who really had no for thought but for herself in dealing with Pru.
I quite enjoyed this Cabot sisters' story although the final stages with Aurora really annoyed me.

A NetGalley ARC ( )

I liked and enjoyed Prudence's story very much.

She's not to be out done by her sisters in the scandal department.
Prudence is on a trip when she decides a chance for adventure is what she needs as she is tired of being a wallflower. And the handsome stranger needs her help any way.

Roan is on a mission to find his missing sister, he want's to return her to her betrothed. But as he's a visitor to the country he's getting a little lost, unknown to him.

This was a very amusing story. Prudence and Roan made a great couple as they trudged a crossed the country, and as the passion between then gets hot and they fall in love, the pages sizzle and crackle.

But they both have responsibilities, so the end was a nail biter. Was there going to be a HEA.

I loved this book. I couldn't put it down and read it straight through to the end with out stopping. Great characters and plot line which was fun to read. Wonderful writing! 5/5 ( )