ARC Review: Intolerable (The Phoenix Club #3) by Darcy Burke
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Series: The Phoenix Club #3
Author: Darcy Burke
Published October 19th 2021 by Zealous Quill Press
Goodreads Synopsis
Society’s most exclusive invitation...
Welcome to the Phoenix Club, where London’s most audacious, disreputable, and intriguing ladies and gentlemen find scandal, redemption, and second chances.
Every three years, like clockwork, Ruark Hannigan, Earl of Wexford loses his heart. Alas, he promised his father he wouldn’t marry until the age of thirty so that he’d be certain in his choice. When his best friend’s sister needs him to pose as a potential suitor to garner attention on the Marriage Mart, he’s the perfect candidate—if only he hadn’t kissed her in secret.
Lady Cassandra Westbrook can’t forget the incident between her and Wexford, and she’s having a devil of a time focusing on finding a husband. The fact that her father intimidates every gentleman has made her quest intolerable, and her two brothers who could help are proving completely worthless. But if she doesn’t settle on someone, her father will arrange an “acceptable” marriage by the end of the Season.
Finally, Cassandra has a chance at courtship, but, frustratingly, it’s not with the impulsive and irresistible Irishman her father detests and she desires. However, when Ruark sees the woman he passionately wants—despite his better judgment—swept into the arms of another man, the prospect of losing her becomes intolerable.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Lady Cassandra Westbrook is the debutante of the season, and her father, the autocratic Duke of Evesham has decided she will marry by the end, no matter what her choice is. Cassandra hasn't found any man strong enough to stand up to her father, and dare to court her, apart from Ruark Hannigan, Earl of Wexford, but he's only doing it to help Cassandra. However, after a night spent together at the Phoenix Club, and a secret kiss in a cupboard, neither of them can stop thinking about the other. But Ruark promised his father he won't marry until he's 30, and he can't break that promise - or can he?
After finishing Impassioned, I wanted to start Intolerable straight away, and am really glad I did. I liked the previous book, but this one was so much better! Cassandra and Ruark were the perfect couple for this book, and for each other. Both had vulnerabilities which were explored in the book, and they overcame trauma from their pasts, especially their childhood's without a parent. I really liked how they had a friendship first, before it became romantic, and that they spoke to each other about a lot of things, though the truth about why Ruark was waiting until 30 wasn't revealed until closer to the end. I'm intrigued by the next book, and hope that we see more of Cassandra and Ruark, just as we saw how Sabrina and Cosntantine's romance was progressing here.
Dates Read:
November 13 2021
Rating
3 Stars
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