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Book Review
Jul. 10th, 2023 02:31 pmScandal in Spring
Lisa Kleypas
In this historical romance, the 4th last of the core books in the Wallflowers series, American heiress Daisy Bowman has failed to find a husband among the English peerage and her father is now pressuring her to marry Matthew Swift, his young employee and protege. Unfortunately, although they've known each other for years, Daisy has never warmed up to Matthew, while he has been secretly in love with her from the start. However, in the three years since they've last seen each other, he has very much come into his own and on their re-acquaintance, Daisy begins feeling a powerful attraction to Matthew. Unfortunately a dark secret* from Matthew's past stands in the way of their happily ever after.
While not quite as amazing as the previous books in the series, Scandal in Spring was quite satisfying and had some lovely elements. Daisy is the kind of bookish, imaginative, often-overlooked heroine I tend to relate to very well. I loved that even though she is inexperienced in both the physical and emotional aspects of love, she is no shrinking violet in either area. Once she knows what she wants, she pursues it without reservation. Matthew is a more subtle type or romance hero - he's very good at keeping his powerful feelings for Daisy hidden but not repressed. I really liked how their relationship developed and how they really saw and appreciated each other as they were, and how their story showed how dependability and steadfastness can be romantic and swoony characteristics. I liked the way the hurdles were overcome - not too much drama but not too easily either. Plus, there is a lot of humor and wit to leaven the intensity.
* not that dark, and nothing that would be a real deal-breaker for readers.
Lisa Kleypas
In this historical romance, the 4th last of the core books in the Wallflowers series, American heiress Daisy Bowman has failed to find a husband among the English peerage and her father is now pressuring her to marry Matthew Swift, his young employee and protege. Unfortunately, although they've known each other for years, Daisy has never warmed up to Matthew, while he has been secretly in love with her from the start. However, in the three years since they've last seen each other, he has very much come into his own and on their re-acquaintance, Daisy begins feeling a powerful attraction to Matthew. Unfortunately a dark secret* from Matthew's past stands in the way of their happily ever after.
While not quite as amazing as the previous books in the series, Scandal in Spring was quite satisfying and had some lovely elements. Daisy is the kind of bookish, imaginative, often-overlooked heroine I tend to relate to very well. I loved that even though she is inexperienced in both the physical and emotional aspects of love, she is no shrinking violet in either area. Once she knows what she wants, she pursues it without reservation. Matthew is a more subtle type or romance hero - he's very good at keeping his powerful feelings for Daisy hidden but not repressed. I really liked how their relationship developed and how they really saw and appreciated each other as they were, and how their story showed how dependability and steadfastness can be romantic and swoony characteristics. I liked the way the hurdles were overcome - not too much drama but not too easily either. Plus, there is a lot of humor and wit to leaven the intensity.
* not that dark, and nothing that would be a real deal-breaker for readers.
