Ahoy there me mateys! For those of ye who are new to me log, a word: though this log’s focus is on sci-fi, fantasy, and young adult, this Captain does have broader reading tastes. Occasionally I will share some novels that I enjoyed that are off the charts (a non sci-fi, fantasy, or young adult novel), as it were.

This be historical fiction and the companion book to keeping the castle. Ye don’t have to read the first one first but I do think it makes book two more fun. This is a light regency feeling novel. Fluffy, fun, and a little bit (okay really) silly.

The story follows the school where eight young ladies are being prepped for marriage. Five of them are at the correct age, only there is one eligible bachelor in town and he isn’t good looking! What are the girls to do?

Well shenanigans ensue and entertainment be had. The flaw to this novel is that is has a large cast of characters and ye lose a lot of the fun of the first book. None of the characters, love interests, or plot lines are particularly developed. I still very much enjoyed how it all worked out. I would read another book set in Lesser Hoo. Arrr!