This was a really fun story, following the misadventures of Kitty Talbot as she throws herself into London society in a last-ditch attempt to find a rich husband and save her family from financial ruin. The added twist of managing to get the disapproving Lord Radcliffe on her side was a great touch as well; I think enemies-to-reluctant-allies-to-lovers might be a favourite trope of mine!

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In many ways this is a conventional regency romance, with a predictable romance plot, all of the usual tropes, and a light-hearted tone throughout. What made this different for me from the other modern regency stories I’ve read is that the characters had slightly more ‘real-life’ problems than you usually see in the genre. Kitty, as I mentioned, has very real financial issues (and a very real scandalous past) and Lord Radcliffe is still reeling from his experience fighting at Waterloo. It was a nice complement to the slightly more outrageous plot-points and the frivolous side characters.

I would have liked to have a bit more depth to the characters, particularly Kitty’s sister Cecily. Without spoiling anything, she’s clearly a very layered character who has the capacity to make very unexpected decisions, and I would have loved to delve a bit deeper into that.

The narration from Eleanor Tomlinson is, as you would expect, fantastic. The audiobook was engaging the whole way through, with all of the characters vividly brought to life. I hope she continues to read audiobooks as she does a fantastic job!

Thank you to the publishers for providing me with a free copy for review. All opinions are my own.