A review by perscoot
A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell

Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.

It went from a promising adventure with thrills and romance to...extremely preachy (there was no indication that this was a religiously themed book) and frankly repetitive. The characters fall flat, I don't really buy that the main character is actually wrong in her assumptions that she has to mind her family for their (and her) own good, and there's a lot of promise that isn't picked up on. The first three chapters are intriguing, but not enough to slog through the last half. I gave it my best shot but I have other books I want to read and I'm tired of dragging my heels through this one.