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Something Fabulous
by Alexis Hall
Valentine, the Duke of Malvern, has proposed to his childhood friend, Arabella Tarleton. But she has no intention of ever marrying a man who doesn’t truly love her. Instead of being trapped in a marriage of convenience, she runs away in the middle of the night. It is now the job of Valentine and Bonny Tarleton (Belle’s twin brother) to try to catch her and convince her to come home. Of course, Valtine doesn’t expect to end up far less interested in Ms. Tarleton in favor of Mr. Tarleton...
Some Highlights:
- This book! is! so! funny! I spent so much time laughing. Bonny and Belle are both wonderfully dramatic, and Valentine’s “straight man” role when talking with either of them is always hilarious.
- I’m not a fan of a third-act break up, but I do like the way that everything was set up for this one in particular. The fact that a conversation came up earlier in the book between Bonny and Valentine and my reaction was, “Oh, that’s going to come up later in a bad way,” made it slightly satisfying when it actually came around? Of course, it didn’t hurt any less.
- I read this as an audiobook, and the narrator, Nicholas Boulton, was fantastic! I love when it feels like the scenes are being acted out and not simply read like with many audiobooks. I went to see what else he’s narrated almost as soon as I was finished reading.
- I felt like the book was definitely setting up a story for Peggy (either with Belle or a totally different love interest), so assuming that’s the case, that would definitely be another highlight! I loved the few glimpses of Peggy’s character that we had, so I’d love to see a whole book dedicated to her.
I love everything I’ve read from Alexis Hall, and his foray into historical romance definitely didn’t disappoint. I’d finished this book within 24 hours, and I’m so glad that I did!