They never expected a tug of war for a book to end in love….Lady Marigold is the last of the Earl of Pomeroy’s three daughters to be married off. She has never found a man as intelligent as she is or who treats her like more than a feather-headed piece of fluff, so the single state is fine for her. Jonathan, Lord Stanley, belongs to the same elite book club as Lady Marigold, who annoys him to no … who annoys him to no end. In his esteemed opinion, she is nothing more than a nonsensical chit who doesn’t deserve membership in their exclusive club.
When they both attempt to buy the same journal of a deceased member, a man well-respected in the science community, a tug of war begins. The battle for the book throws them into murder, danger—and passion. Something neither of them expected.
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I adored Marigold! She’s such a quirky character who’s funny and yet extremely intelligent but manages to hide that part well. Jonathon was what I’d call “prickly” starting out, but the more he was around Marigold, he became more fun. I loved the part about the book, how she was always insisting that she should keep it safe, since he isn’t capable and his only response was to kiss her! The twist at the end was pretty good and I enjoyed every bit of this book! Thank you for the ARC, it was a great read!
It’s alright. Just seemed anticlimactic.
‘They never expected a tug of war for a book to end in love….
Lady Marigold is the last of the Earl of Pomeroy’s three daughters to be married off. She has never found a man as intelligent as she is or who treats her like more than a feather-headed piece of fluff, so the single state is fine for her.
Jonathan, Lord Stanley, belongs to the same elite book club as Lady Marigold, who annoys him to no end. In his esteemed opinion, she is nothing more than a nonsensical chit who doesn’t deserve membership in their exclusive club.
When they both attempt to buy the same journal of a deceased member, a man well-respected in the science community, a tug of war begins. The battle for the book throws them into murder, danger—and passion. Something neither of them expected.’
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Where did this characterization of Marigold come from? In the first book in the series(about Elise) Marigold is painted as very much like Juliet and greatly looking forward to her come out and marrying. The youngest of the family, she is quiet and the most shy of the three sisters. Elise is painted as the odd one in the family for being a bluestocking. And now not only is Marigold outgoing and confident, she is a spinster in her fifth season with no intention to marry. Plus she is now a passionate anatomy scholar who attends intellectual gatherings. What. Happened? This is the complete opposite of her initial characterization. I could expect some change in her as she matured, but this is literally everything we knew of her. It feels like incredibly lazy writing to me, like the author needed some way to bring her and – together and instead of creating a plot to compliment the character, she forced a pre-existing character to fit into the tension needed for this plot.
For the Love of the Baron adds a bit of suspense and danger to the series. Which starts off fairly well but it quickly gets frankly a bit ridiculous. It just didn’t feel like it really fit fo into the story. And how things happened at the end? Too many cooincidences had to line up for things to work out as they did. And very conveniently the villain is just so easily overcome evern though he was dangerous enough to have already taken live, multiple? To then be so easily taken out?
I almost don’t want to continue on with the series, there’s been a very definite theme through the books in this series and I don’t want to keep reading the same thing again and again. Knowing exactly how each book is going to end isn’t great. At the same time, I have read half the series already so I’ll continue on.
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Fun, that’s all I can say, Fun and romantic and whimsical and original and happily ever after and . . . I digress.
Totally enjoyed the book.
I’ve read the first 4 books of the series and they are stand alone.
I felt a connection to the h/H and enjoyed their banter. The h is smart, funny and speaks her mind. I didn’t find her to be a “b” at all, but a very enjoyable character.
The H’s first impression of the h isn’t favorable and slowly she winds him over. There is mild lovemaking outside of marriage, heat level 3.5 out of 5 if that. Only described once I believe.
Oh, how I enjoy the h’s father and the h’s companion. There is suspense, twists and a unique story line.
No cheating, no cliffhanger for our couple, HEA, romance builds slowly and some spice. I recommend this series and story. (ljb)
What an enjoyable read this was! I loved the characters, the romance and the set-up for the next book in the series. The writing is excellent and the mystery was good, but the villain was sort of out of the blue.
Jonathan (Lord Stanley) thinks Marigold Smith is a fribble and she is very, very annoying. He’s not sure why he thinks that – after all, he hardly knows her. She is always surrounded by fawning men, she’s laughing, smiling, and flirting – of course, she’s a fribble. It annoys him to no end that she has the audacity to join his Gentlemen and Ladies Literary Society of London. How could a fribble like her even have a thought in her head?
Marigold sees no reason to let the condescending, demeaning men of the world know that she is smarter than the lot of them. Jonathan, Lord Stanley seems to be the worst of the lot as he practically sneers at her. Marigold loves the sciences and particularly anatomy – although that is generally a taboo subject for ladies.
When Jonathan and Marigold both latch onto a journal that each wants to buy at an estate sale, sparks fly. Neither will let go! The wrangling begins – then there is the theft, the murders and the threat of more. Somehow, the journal loses some of its importance as they begin to solve all of the puzzles before them.
I enjoyed watching Marigold and Jonathan realize that they’d always admired each other and work their way toward their HEA.
One thing though – there were a number of references to ‘police’, Metropolitan Police – even Scotland Yard – none of those things existed in 1822. The best there was, was the Bow Street Runners – which the author also mentioned.
Definitely an enjoyable read.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.