THE SEASON
By: Sarah MacLean
FIRST SENTENCE
“Oof! I’ve been stabbed!”
SUMMARY
From goodreads
Seventeen year old Lady Alexandra is strong-willed and sharp-tongued – in a house full of older brothers and their friends, she had to learn to hold her own. Not the best makings for an aristocratic lady in Regency London. Yet her mother still dreams of marrying Alex off to someone safe, respectable, and wealthy. But between ball gown fittings, dances, and dinner parties, Alex, along with her two best friends, Ella and Vivi, manages to get herself into what may be her biggest scrape yet.
When the Earl of Blackmoor is mysteriously killed, Alex decides to help his son, the brooding and devilishly handsome Gavin, uncover the truth. But will Alex’s heart be stolen in the process? In an adventure brimming with espionage, murder, and other clandestine affairs, who could possibly have time to worry about finding a husband? Romance abounds as this year’s season begins!
REVIEW
Historical fiction set in 1815 as a royal mystery – cool. I am not exaggerating when I say that I loved everything about The Season.
The characters are so well written that I could easily picture them. Alex is a tom-boy who has such a hard time with her mother forcing her to be more girlie. Her friends, Ella and Vivi, are true friends. Ella wants to be a writer and is even more opposed to marrying young than Alex is. Vivi is a romantic at heart.
Alex’s brothers are super funny, just like my own brother. And Gavin, he is like another brother to Alex. I loved the way the two of them got along and worked together to solve the mystery.
Speaking of the mystery, the plot was fantastic. I was so into the story that I had a hard time putting the book down. I kept wanting to know what was going to happen next. I won’t spoil the ending, but I will say that it was written perfectly.
RATING
5 Plot
5 Characters
5 Attention Grabbing
5 Girlie-Meter
5 Ending
25 TOTAL
5 STARS
Melina
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