The Perfect Rake (Merridew Series)
To escape her brutal grandfather, Prudence stages a plan involving a phony engagement—and the man she approaches is so taken with Pru that he willingly joins her game.
To escape her brutal grandfather, Prudence stages a plan involving a phony engagement—and the man she approaches is so taken with Pru that he willingly joins her game.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780425203958 (0425203956)
ASIN: 0425203956
Publish date: 2005-07-05
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
I took a break from all of the "new adult" fail I was reading to enjoy a scandalous period romance. It was good - and I'm looking forward to the other sisters' stories. At least with these types of books, when something ridiculous happens, I'm prepared - I mean, it's rakes and bluestockings or else ...
Nice plot. But everyone and everything is a bit too perfect. There is one big devil (the grandpa) and a bit of intrigue (phillip) but other than that, everything goes too smoothly.
To be honest I wouldn't have minded giving this book four stars for the scene where Prudence and Gideon meet alone (witty banter has my heart) but later the author becomes painfully long-winded. Miss Gracie is a rambler, it seems. There was just a lot of useless musing about, I mean. So three stars.
I found this book utterly delightful. Gideon is perhaps the best charming rake I've ever read. His irreverent humor had me smiling from the first time Prudence meets him. The web of lies that keeps Prudence all tangled up in this book is complex but entertaining to read. Prudence was a strong woma...
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