Reviews

The Runaway Heiress by Emma Orchard

elatedbooks's review against another edition

Can’t lie I was in a brigerton mood with the new season coming up so thought I’d read a bit of historical fic as a stopgap & I thought this would be a bit more fun & frothy but I’m not getting those vibes :(

pemberley_7's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

curtiff35's review

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

piperkitty's review

4.0

Thank you to @allisonandbusby for my Arc of The Runaway Heiress by Emma Orchard

London, 1815. Cassandra Hazeldon is on the run.

Under duress to marry a repellent friend of her uncle, Cassandra has made her escape, but now she is very much alone. With luck and quick thinking, she finds a refuge in a grand mansion in Mayfair, and a protector in Lord Irlam, or Hal to his friends.

Posing as a friend of Hal’s sister, Cassandra is swept up into the social whirl of a Brighton summer. But the attraction between her and Hal is starting to scorch, and when jealousy is added to the mix, things are set to reach boiling point.

Dear Reader, this wonderfully romantic story has passionate and steamy scenes, enjoy

Loon out for my full review coming the end of next week

Publication day 2nd November

bookphenomena_micky's review

medium-paced

3.0

I found the first 20% of The Runaway Heiress really engaging but from there on my interest peaked and waned. The heroine, Cassie was interesting in terms of her thinking but also she was a bit too quick to trust her new protectors and love interest. I liked Hal, the MMC, but also he was demonstrating signs of insta-something very quickly. That became the underlying foundation for what they had and I wanted a bit more of a harder-fought feeling in the earlier parts of their time together.

We did get trouble later on but I didn't enjoy the reason for their misunderstanding. The Georgina storyline felt Wickham and Lydia to me. I wanted a bit more of the family so that I could understand Hal and why he was the way he was.

Overall, the characterisation felt a little superficial. Both separate and together, I wanted to dig deeper with these characters but there was limited scope. The dialogue in the intimate scenes felt a little awkward to me but I recognise this might have worked for other readers.

This wasn't as strong as the first book I read from this author, but I will read a future read to see if it works better for me. 

samturnspages's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

lotties_booked's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kayo32's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

I really enjoyed the author's first book so was excited to pick this one up. While I did enjoy this I do think the first one remains my favourite.

I love the little call backs to her previous books (though reading it would in no way be necessary to read this book)

Emma Orchard does a great job of creating fully fleshed out characters, you understand them, their choices, why they are the way they are. I love that the characters are imperfect people.

It was also really nice to have a little bit of diversity in the book with the inclusion of minor side characters who are queer.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a free eARC of this book