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

Lord Stillwell's Excellent Engagements

With it still being Book Review Wednesday for me, I figured I would post this review now instead instead of waiting for next week.  Two book reviews in one day!

I was allowed to review Vitoria Alexander's Lord Stillwell's Excellent Engagements.  The book is short only about 60 or so pages on my Nook.  The book covers Lord Stillwell and his engagements to three different women and how it they work out for him.  Each section is short and it starts within a week or so of the wedding.  While I would not put this under romance since there is almost no romantic scenes in the book.  I did find it very funny.

The Good:

This book is funny, and I really start to feel for Viscount Winfield Elliott and his inability to find the perfect bride.  He tries three different types of women, the amazingly beautiful, fun and fancy free sort, the lovely, smart but completely reserved type and then someone in the middle.  The description lists them as thus
"Miss Felicia Whitingdon, for instance, has youth, beauty, style, grace—and a handsome fortune. Lady Lucille Eustice is a widow of impeccable social standing, and a balm to my soul. Then there is Miss Caroline Hibbitt, sweet and charming in every way." While there is a happy ending I won't tell you for whom. 

The indifferent:

The first part of the book left me confused.  It starts with a letter to Viscount Elliott’s cousin and you have no idea what is going on.  There is no slow introduction into the story it starts immediately.
Also each story is very short and there is almost no background on the Viscount or the ladies who he plans to marry. 

The Bad:

If you are looking for a good romance than this is not your book, While it is listed as romance it is more humor and a set up book for a future book to come.  I see some of these characters being used in future books.  The book being short does not allow a reader to feel satisfied, it is more like a “to be continued” episode.

I look forward to seeing what Author Victoria Alexander has for us in the future.