ARC Review: The Most Eligible Viscount in London (The Lords of London #2) by Ella Quinn
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Series: The Lords of London #2
Author: Ella Quinn
Published March 30th 2021 by Zebra
Goodreads Synopsis
In bestselling author Ella Quinn’s intriguing new Regency trilogy, a dashing suitor must decide if love and marriage are mutually exclusive...
Viscount Gavin Turley is convinced that love matches cause nothing but trouble. Still, after months of courting, he’s fallen for Miss Georgie Featherton. He’s passionate about her, in fact. But words of love are not an indulgence he will allow himself. When he presents Georgie with his marriage proposal, he will lead with his head—not his heart. His qualifications as a husband are excellent, after all. What could go wrong?
No sooner does Gavin kneel on one knee than Georgie’s heart goes aflutter with joy. Finally, the proposal she longed for had arrived. Yet Gavin seemed to be listing his credentials for a business partnership, not a romantic union. Without a declaration of love, Georgie can only reject his offer—unless the ladies of the ton, and Georgie’s grandmama, have anything to do with it. For sometimes it takes a wiser eye to see the love behind a guarded heart—and a clever scheme to bring it out of hiding...
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
In The Most Eligible Viscount in London, Miss Georgie Featherton is expecting life to take a turn very quickly. She's been courted by the dashing Viscount Gavin Turley, and a proposal is imminent, but when the moment comes, and he can't say that he loves her, Georgie simply refuses. She has always wanted a love match, and rare as they are, and can't face life as a wife without love. For Gavin, he can't imagine anyone else as his Viscountess, but seeing how his father broke down, and crumbled after losing his own love, he can't face the possibility the same would happen to him. For now, Gavin has to do everything he can to win Georgie back, and open himself up to the possibility of love, before it's too late.
I saw this one on NetGalley and it seemed right up my street, so I was so happy that I was approved. For the most part, The Most Eligible Viscount in London was a quick read, and enjoyable. However, I finished the book only an hour or so ago, and I've already started to forget parts of the plot line. I liked Georgie, and her independence, and her sheer grit not to settle for anything less than she deserved. Gavin was a nice hero too, sometimes reminding me of a Darcyesque character, with how emotionally stunted he was, but how invested in the relationship he was too. I really enjoyed the three dowagers all playing their parts behind the scenes in order to get Gavin and Georgie together, but other than that, the book was a little bland, and not much really happened. There was a house party at a neighbour's. and our main couple couldn't find any moments to be alone, a potential kidnapping, and a second potential love interest, but nothing felt really substantial. I did like the book, and am glad I read it, but I won't be rushing to re-read it any time soon.
Dates Read:
December 16-18, 2020
Rating
3 Stars
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