The Importance of Being Wicked - Book Review

In the second appearance of Viscount Stillwell, Win has lost part of his beloved Fairbrough Hall.  A fire has taken from him a lot of history and important items. However everything else is safe.  The story opens with the thought that "It could have been worse".  However now he has to repair the damage done to his home in time for the ball that will be happening at the end of June.  This leads him the firm of Garret and Tempest, which is owned by a Widow Lady Miranda Garrett.

The Good:

This book picks up where the Lord Stillwell's Excellent Engagements leaves off.  We finally get to hear everything that happens to Win our beloved lord with horrible luck with women.  As he and Miranda start a love affair, secrets could be the thing to pull them apart.  There are a lot of elements of humor in this book as well as some heart tugging moments. If you had read the prequel to this then you are most familiar with Lord Stillwell and his luck.  It was great to finally see something start to work out for him.

The indifferent:

While I really did enjoy this book it followed the standard romance formula.  Girl and boy meet, they don't like each other, they start to like each other about half way through the book they have sex.  Then Girl or Boy does something stupid and they part for a while only to be reunited and married at the end.  However, while it follows the exact romance outline it was still a very enjoyable read.

The Bad:

Not everything done by the Characters makes sense to me.  The things that Miranda's brother does are still a little off feeling and I am surprised that almost no one but Lord Stillwell picked up on Miranda's personality.

Overall:

This was a great conclusion to Lord Stillwell's Excellent Engagements it was defiantly worth a read.  In the Victoria Alexander way, she once again managed to make a normal romance story spark with passion.

Rating: 4 1/2 stars