‘A LADY’S GUIDE TO FORTUNE-HUNTING’: A FUN REGANCY ROMP
STORY: After her expected engagement dissolves, Kitty Talbot takes her future in hand and makes a plan. She has four younger sisters that need stability, and furthermore, they need an income. As the eldest, this sends her to London along with one sister where they rely on their mother’s friend in hopes her society will introduce her to a man with an impressive income…
A LADY’S GUIDE TO FORTUNE-HUNTING book review
REVIEW: Though I rarely read Austen (I’ve only read Sense and Sensibility), this novel feels a little like its in homage to novels like that. It’s an interesting novel that’s a good deal of fun. The concept is super entertaining, and I like the fun sassiness of the plot.
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‘A LADY'S GUIDE TO FORTUNE-HUNTING’: A FUN REGANCY ROMP. Reviewing Sophie Irwin's #HistoricalFiction romance novel. #RomanceNovel #Fiction Share on XThough historical fiction isn’t my usual cup of tea or a genre I gravitate to, which I repeat often, this is still one I did enjoy. The characters are lovely and good, and the romance mostly works. Kitty is all sass and determination, and I oddly appreciate her ability to recognize, for her era, what she needs and how to keep her family safe. She’s not wholly without flaws, but she has moxie which I love.
The novel is, for me, a solid read. It presents the era well or at least well enough that I don’t feel as though I’m in a modern novel that pretends to be historical. A drawback I do have is that the romance isn’t really here. I don’t mind the manners or the properness of the romance since that feels more authentic, but I would like to sense a bit of the love story. Nevertheless, A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting is still a solid novel with a fun plot that would, in the right hands, also be good fun as a film.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Author: Sophie Irwin
Publisher:
Source: Bought
Publication Date: 2023
Genre: Fiction; Historical Romance
Rating: ★★★★
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Content: nothing much to note. There isn’t really anything worth wasting time on since almost all of the “romance” happens in the final chapters. The book is a more traditional historical set novel with the more traditional manners.
I’ve had this one on my TBR a while, and this reinforces my desire to read it! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Sounds like I’d prefer it to be a little more of a romance-filled story, too, but it’s good to know this going into it.
I don’t find this one overly romantic, Courtney (it’s more about being annoyed with one another) but it’s really sweet and I’m enjoying the characters! That seems like a win. I also would definitely pick up Sophie’s other book too so I feel like overall, even with my complaining, I did enjoy this one. :) Let me know what you think.