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ARC Review: The Perks of Loving a Wallflower (The Wild Wynchesters #2) by Erica Ridley
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Series: The Wild Wynchesters #2
Author: Erica Ridley
Published October 26th 2021 by Forever
Goodreads Synopsis
Fans of Bridgerton will love this Regency romp in which a proper Society miss recruits a very improper lady grifter in a quest for vengeance, only to find love instead.
As a master of disguise, Thomasina Wynchester can be a polite young lady—or a bawdy old man. Anything to solve the case. Her latest assignment unveils a top-secret military cipher covering up an enigma that goes back centuries. But when Tommy’s beautiful new client turns out to be the highborn lady she’s secretly smitten with, more than her mission is at stake . . .
Bluestocking Miss Philippa York doesn’t believe in love. Her cold heart didn't pitter-patter when she was betrothed to a duke, nor did it break when he married someone else. All Philippa desires is to rescue her priceless manuscript and decode its clues to unmask a villain. She hates that she needs a man's help—so she’s delighted to discover the clever, charming baron at her side is in fact a woman. Her cold heart . . . did it just pitter-patter?
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I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Thomasina Wynchester, or Tommy for short, can do just about anything, and be just about anyone, but put her in front of Miss Phillipa York, she becomes so tongue-tied, and can't get her words out. As soon as she met Philippa with her sister, Chloe, Tommy has been in love, but she can't let herself be herself, without risking it all. Philippa knows her parents want her to marry well, and gain a title, but after losing the Duke of Faircliffe, she has been told she will marry, and soon. She needs to rescue her friend from the clutches of her power hungry uncle, who is using her friend's intellect for his own gain, and only with the help of the Wynchesters, and Tommy in particular, can they win. And for Philippa, who has never felt anything when with a man, the things she is feeling when around Tommy, in any disguise, makes her consider whether marrying a man is the right thing for her.
Ever since I met Tommy and Philippa in The Duke Heist, I knew I needed to read their story. They had such a fantastic love story, with it ups and downs, and I was so happy with how the book ended. Tommy wasn't born a Wynchester - none of the family were - but after the late Baron Vanderbeam found them, and brought the family together, they have been inseparable - until Chloe married. Now Tommy is drifting, and she continues to use the newly inherited guise of Baron Vanderbeam for her own gain, but especially to be around Philippa. I felt for Tommy so much. She didn't really know where she fit in life, and it seemed like most people, including Philippa, wanted her to be someone, and something she wasn't. But luckily, Philippa did see the real Tommy underneath, and loved her, just as she was loved in return. This book is such a roller coaster of emotions: from the highs and the lows, the laughter and the angst. I also loved the mystery and the intrigue that the Wynchesters and reading club were involved in - and the cliffhanger was a perfect menace. I need more, but will have to wait - somewhat impatiently - for Graham's story.
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4 Stars
