The Viscount’s Runaway Bride

Very well written. The story holds your interest. Enjoyed very much.

Characters are not well-developed, grammar & spelling errors, and not conversant with vocabulary and conventions of the era. Tea was always black unless otherwise mentioned; study, not den; doors to drawing rooms where only ladies are present are closed unless requested to be left open—save at at-home receptions; gowns are for ladies, lower class women wear dresses; the hostess, not the butler or other males pour themselves tea, save at breakfast. They might have coffee then, and serve themselves, but never in a drawing room. I hope future titles will improve. The cover artist is using modern styles in a period when men’s hair was close to the head, and London gentry were clean-shaven. The current Magnum series has him with a two-day stubble: in dress uniform, men are clean-shaven as part of the uniform. Thus Regency males of the upper classes were clean-shaven: it was part of their style. Some, but not most, men had larger patches of sideburns, such as the Prince Regent in portraits of him.

I enjoyed this story and hope I can read the next. But i don't have a lot of money to spare.

The main characters’ relationship was sweet and charming, but as far the rest goes, it’s just nice. The leading male’s one stroke of rebellion works out in a way that could only be described as fate... would would be nice if he had any sort of backbone at all. By the time he stands up to his sister, it’s just too little too late. And while no spoilers, the lengths he just naturally went to to convince her are ridiculous. I hate to use the word “unbelievable” but how the two characters meet is just a little ridiculous. There had to be a more reasonable way to set up their unlikely marriage. And while having a narcissistic mother has to be beyond imaginable in the damage it causes, it felt inconsistent that the main character would be so sure of herself, and yet NEVER want to speak of her history. It makes a legitimate thing seem rather anticlimactic. To top it off, the book seemed a little out of touch with the times. There were ZERO repercussions for the breaking of his first engagement, the language feels a bit modern, and other little things like them being allowed to be in the country without a line of correspondence to or from London to handle business and other matters. Like his high maintenance sister. It’s a bit scathing of a review... but I still have it three stars, because I feel like this work could really go somewhere with a little brushing up. The bones are good, as is the editing and layout. That alone sets it above a lot of books out there. I imagine the author has probably improved in time, and has other books that really stand out.

A good story with really well developed characters. Not everything is as predictable as you would think in a story in this genre. I still enjoy reading the predictable ones, but it was nice to be surprised with a character’s actions now and then. As much as I did enjoy the unconditional love between the main characters, I am excited to read the third book in this series, as it will be the sister’s story, and I can tell there is more to her than there would appear at first.

I loved the story, I believe in love at first sight. I would have given it five stars but several grammatical errors.

This book has an absolutely awful ending. The story itself was a good premise but lacks any substance or intrigue. I would not recommend this book.