3.5 stars of 5 stars
August Faulkner,
Duke of Holloway, learned how harsh life can be when he was young and his
father was thrown into debtors prison. It was a lesson he would never forget
and he has forged ahead with securing a financial future for himself and his
sister Anne. August has a knack of buying run down businesses, reorganizing
them and making them profitable. Because of his past, he never has enough and
has a ruthless reputation when it comes to business. With so much success
behind him, he harbors one regret in letting Miss Clara Hayward slip through
his fingers in his youth. When Anne enrolls in Haverhall School's summer
program, August comes face to face with his greatest regret.
While I enjoyed
this story and it kept my interest throughout, I thought Clara was more of a
modern heroine instead of a young woman in Regency England. Her ideas of what
young ladies should or shouldn't do would have not been very well received
among the ton. I also did not understand why Clara was labelled a wallflower in
her youth. There was one scene in a ballroom when she meets August, but in
another scene her parent's parties were the "it" place to secure an
invitation to. There was a slight twist in the book that didn't really surprise
me and there are also a few plot questions left unanswered. While this wasn't
my favorite story, I do enjoy Ms. Bowen's writing so I'll definitely be reading
more of her books.
This book is expected to be published on February 20, 2018. I received a copy
of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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