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blodeuedd's review against another edition
4.0
Delightful and charming, those are the words to describe this book. It was just so sweet and wonderful. I had a grin on my face while reading and I just could not read fast enough. At the end I truly feared for them, even though I know that of course there would be a HEA.
Millicent, our lovely heroine comes to London to help her aunt, who writes a gossip column in secret. But she needs Millie's help and so Millie gets her season but tries to stay under the radar. But what would the book be if she was not spotted by someone. Oh yes one of the most notorious rakes in the city, one that is always in the papers for thsi and that. But Chandler is never such a rake (ok he is ;), but most of all he is nice and he wants to pursue her. Sure he has women in his past, but the gossip always makes more of a thing that it really is. Still, I truly enjoyed these two together, because Millicent tries to stay away from him, but he keeps showing up, at balls, and in secret. I do love a man who does not give up even though she tells him to.
I think the only thing I did not like was the scene where these two found passion together. Sure it was good, but up to that it was just so sweet and i liked it sweet since I went to "oh no! her virtue is gone" mode. But for the rest of you, yes things will heat up once too. These two can't stay away from each other.
As for the story, it was fun, she writes gossip, he is trying to catch a thief and gets the wrong idea. There are misunderstandings and plots, and most of all, two people falling in love. And he does not want a wife, and she does not want a rake. Yes they are perfect for each other in the end.
Like I said, it was a delight to read this book. It was sweet and fun and I read it in a heartbeat with a smile on my face. I need to read more by Amelia Grey, she does not disappoint.
Millicent, our lovely heroine comes to London to help her aunt, who writes a gossip column in secret. But she needs Millie's help and so Millie gets her season but tries to stay under the radar. But what would the book be if she was not spotted by someone. Oh yes one of the most notorious rakes in the city, one that is always in the papers for thsi and that. But Chandler is never such a rake (ok he is ;), but most of all he is nice and he wants to pursue her. Sure he has women in his past, but the gossip always makes more of a thing that it really is. Still, I truly enjoyed these two together, because Millicent tries to stay away from him, but he keeps showing up, at balls, and in secret. I do love a man who does not give up even though she tells him to.
I think the only thing I did not like was the scene where these two found passion together. Sure it was good, but up to that it was just so sweet and i liked it sweet since I went to "oh no! her virtue is gone" mode. But for the rest of you, yes things will heat up once too. These two can't stay away from each other.
As for the story, it was fun, she writes gossip, he is trying to catch a thief and gets the wrong idea. There are misunderstandings and plots, and most of all, two people falling in love. And he does not want a wife, and she does not want a rake. Yes they are perfect for each other in the end.
Like I said, it was a delight to read this book. It was sweet and fun and I read it in a heartbeat with a smile on my face. I need to read more by Amelia Grey, she does not disappoint.
elliefufu's review
3.0
A Dash of Scandal by Amelia Grey
Grade: C
“Can a startle be good?’ she asked.
“Yes.”
“How so?”
“I’ll show you sometime, but in order for it to work you can’t have a guilty conscience.”
Millicent Blair never thought she would have a season in high English society, The Ton, after twenty years earlier her mother was driven from London by scandal and never returned. An unfortunate accident involving her dear aunt, her aunt’s dog and a flight of stairs make it impossible for her aunt to go to society parties and listen for the gossip that she then uses for her Lord Truefitt’s Society Daily Column. Millicent now has to be her aunt’s eyes and ears at parties and in ballrooms and been instructed to stay far away from three men known as the Terrible Threesome, three famous rakes, who happen to be Earls she may find herself in way over her head.
Chandler Prestwick, the Earl of Dunraven, and a member of what the Ton calls the Terrible Three, has one goal this season and that is to find the person who stole a priceless heirloom from his estate after a party his mother hosted. Soon the gossip pages are filled with news of the Mad Ton Thief who just happens to be a part of the high society he or she is stealing from. and Chandler searches for clues at society parties and balls looking for the thief. At one such party he stumbles across newcomer Millicent Blair who always seems to be in hidden corners. Millicent is unlike any woman Chandler has ever met and he soon finds himself forgetting all about his family heirloom and spending time finding out all he can about Millicent Blair.
Chandler and Milicent are very typical historical romance characters: he is an Earl who has never had to worry about anything but getting into a compromising situation with a young lady and having to marry before he decides to grow up, where she has some scandal in her family’s past and has some how gotten to come to society but know one can know who she truly is. They meet, fall in love although it’s not a good match and somehow everything turns out perfectly. If that paragraph sounds cynical or like I’ve read too many books from this genre you might be correct but that didn’t stop me from enjoying A Dash of Scandal anyway.
Even though Chandler and Millicent are typical characters I found that I liked both of them very much and found their banter to be very clever and funny. I did find it annoying at times that Chandler seemed to go out of his way to try to ruin Millicent’s reputation even though she begs him over and over to leave her alone. I got even more annoyed when later on Millicent begs Chandler to ruin her reputation after she fought so hard to keep it in tack. These two issues are the main reason that I didn’t give the book a higher grade. I felt that both characters were being selfish and I didn’t enjoy either of them behaving this way.
I loved that at the beginning of each chapter there is blurb from Lord Truefitt’s Society Daily column and in the blurb Mellicent has added a Shakespeare quote. I found these entries to be something that I looked forward to at the beginning of each chapter and I looked forward to seeing of I could identify the quote that was used. It was very clever little things like this that made me enjoy this book and set it apart from others in it’s genre. The Mad Ton Thief was another one of these clever things that I looked forward to and I wish that there had more focus on catching the thief then on Chandler and Mellicent going on and on about her reputation and him being a rake. I was very surprised that I couldn’t guess who the thief was and even more surprised when it’s revealed who it is.
I know from one of my earlier paragraphs it may have sounded like this is just another typical historical romance novel and if you’ve read these novels before this is just like all the rest of them and in parts this is true and parts its not. If you are looking for characters to break out of the historical romance lord and lady this is not for you but if you are looking for a clever story, a little Shakespeare and a mystery that will keep you guessing to the end this is the historical romance novel for you.
Grade: C
“Can a startle be good?’ she asked.
“Yes.”
“How so?”
“I’ll show you sometime, but in order for it to work you can’t have a guilty conscience.”
Millicent Blair never thought she would have a season in high English society, The Ton, after twenty years earlier her mother was driven from London by scandal and never returned. An unfortunate accident involving her dear aunt, her aunt’s dog and a flight of stairs make it impossible for her aunt to go to society parties and listen for the gossip that she then uses for her Lord Truefitt’s Society Daily Column. Millicent now has to be her aunt’s eyes and ears at parties and in ballrooms and been instructed to stay far away from three men known as the Terrible Threesome, three famous rakes, who happen to be Earls she may find herself in way over her head.
Chandler Prestwick, the Earl of Dunraven, and a member of what the Ton calls the Terrible Three, has one goal this season and that is to find the person who stole a priceless heirloom from his estate after a party his mother hosted. Soon the gossip pages are filled with news of the Mad Ton Thief who just happens to be a part of the high society he or she is stealing from. and Chandler searches for clues at society parties and balls looking for the thief. At one such party he stumbles across newcomer Millicent Blair who always seems to be in hidden corners. Millicent is unlike any woman Chandler has ever met and he soon finds himself forgetting all about his family heirloom and spending time finding out all he can about Millicent Blair.
Chandler and Milicent are very typical historical romance characters: he is an Earl who has never had to worry about anything but getting into a compromising situation with a young lady and having to marry before he decides to grow up, where she has some scandal in her family’s past and has some how gotten to come to society but know one can know who she truly is. They meet, fall in love although it’s not a good match and somehow everything turns out perfectly. If that paragraph sounds cynical or like I’ve read too many books from this genre you might be correct but that didn’t stop me from enjoying A Dash of Scandal anyway.
Even though Chandler and Millicent are typical characters I found that I liked both of them very much and found their banter to be very clever and funny. I did find it annoying at times that Chandler seemed to go out of his way to try to ruin Millicent’s reputation even though she begs him over and over to leave her alone. I got even more annoyed when later on Millicent begs Chandler to ruin her reputation after she fought so hard to keep it in tack. These two issues are the main reason that I didn’t give the book a higher grade. I felt that both characters were being selfish and I didn’t enjoy either of them behaving this way.
I loved that at the beginning of each chapter there is blurb from Lord Truefitt’s Society Daily column and in the blurb Mellicent has added a Shakespeare quote. I found these entries to be something that I looked forward to at the beginning of each chapter and I looked forward to seeing of I could identify the quote that was used. It was very clever little things like this that made me enjoy this book and set it apart from others in it’s genre. The Mad Ton Thief was another one of these clever things that I looked forward to and I wish that there had more focus on catching the thief then on Chandler and Mellicent going on and on about her reputation and him being a rake. I was very surprised that I couldn’t guess who the thief was and even more surprised when it’s revealed who it is.
I know from one of my earlier paragraphs it may have sounded like this is just another typical historical romance novel and if you’ve read these novels before this is just like all the rest of them and in parts this is true and parts its not. If you are looking for characters to break out of the historical romance lord and lady this is not for you but if you are looking for a clever story, a little Shakespeare and a mystery that will keep you guessing to the end this is the historical romance novel for you.
dark_siren's review
5.0
Millicent Blair has come to London on the request of her Aunt. Her Aunt Beatrice has recently fallen and is covered with bruises, has a hurt leg, and broke her arm. She hasn't called Millicent to her to take care of her though. She wants her to go to the best parties for the season and find out all the gossip on the Ton. It turns out Lady Beatrice is actually the gossip column writer Lord Truefitt and now she needs Millicent to fill in for her while she is injured. Millicent goes about her spying reluctantly and keeps sneaking off to write gossip notes on the back of her dance card.
Right about when Millicent came to town the "Mad Ton Thief" began stealing expensive objects from house parties including an Egyptian gold raven from Chandler Prestwick, Earl Dunraven. Chandler is determined to get his family heirloom back and has joined the hunt for the thief. When he happens across Millicent writing on her card he is drawn to her and starts to seek out her company despite her protests. Millicent actually really likes Chandler but she has a responsibility to keep her word to her Aunt. Chandler isn't taking no for an answer though and ardently pursues her.
This was a very fun read and I really liked the characters. When the Mad Ton Thief is finally caught I had actually guessed the identity at the end of chapter 16. I wish it had gotten a little more into details about the thief instead of just a brief reason but the book was still an enjoyable read. I'll be reading more Amelia Grey in the future.
Right about when Millicent came to town the "Mad Ton Thief" began stealing expensive objects from house parties including an Egyptian gold raven from Chandler Prestwick, Earl Dunraven. Chandler is determined to get his family heirloom back and has joined the hunt for the thief. When he happens across Millicent writing on her card he is drawn to her and starts to seek out her company despite her protests. Millicent actually really likes Chandler but she has a responsibility to keep her word to her Aunt. Chandler isn't taking no for an answer though and ardently pursues her.
This was a very fun read and I really liked the characters. When the Mad Ton Thief is finally caught I had actually guessed the identity at the end of chapter 16. I wish it had gotten a little more into details about the thief instead of just a brief reason but the book was still an enjoyable read. I'll be reading more Amelia Grey in the future.
briamide's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. I liked this book for some fun entertainment, but the characters weren't as vivid as I would have liked.
ssejig's review against another edition
3.0
An okay book (not well-edited which was very distracting) about a girl who starts the story substituting as a gossip columnist for her aunt who tripped over a dog.
The hero is okay too I guess, rogue who's slept with countless women but changes his reckless ways for an intriguing innocent.
The hero is okay too I guess, rogue who's slept with countless women but changes his reckless ways for an intriguing innocent.
jlniksich's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this romance with a twist of mystery. My favorite parts were the humorous and intelligent exchanges. My only complaint was something Millicent asked Chandler at the end of the book. I didn't find that to be believable, but other than that I enjoyed the book thoroughly.
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