Thank you to Uplit Reads and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC of Look Before You Leap by Virginia Heath. All opinions are my own. 

Look Before You Leap is book two in a series following a group of friends that met during their time at Miss Prentice’s boarding school where they were taught to be upstanding young ladies in order to get good jobs in the future. While this book can easily be read as a standalone, book one in the series is good too. It follows a different girl from this friend group. 

One thing that stood out in this book and the other book in this series is the humor. There were lots of scenes that made me laugh out loud, and the main characters had such great banter from the very beginning. 

Lottie, the main character in this story, was so intelligent and adventurous, and I loved that she didn’t follow the standards of society. Because she grew up on a farm with four brothers, a lot of her habits and interests did not appear ladylike to some of the other characters in this story. 

Guy, the love interest, was an interesting character. He slowly realized that he never dealt well with the grief of losing his father. He also had a hard time getting over his embarrassment of a failed proposal in front of other high society members. 

The chemistry between Guy and Lottie was great. I enjoyed how many scenes they had where they shared their love of horses and how they both were against society standards. 

My biggest issue with this book was Guy’s aunt and mother. While they could be entertaining at times, I had a hard time getting past the gaslighting. The whole book both of them repeatedly did things that they knew Guy would hate, yet they made themselves out to be the victim when Guy was the victim time and time again. I hated how there wasn’t any consequences for how they treated him. 

Overall, I enjoyed this book and thought it was very entertaining. There is a couple open door scenes and lustful language throughout if you’re wondering.