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'It certainly did not look like the type of place where genteel, older ladies were bilked out of their life savings. Nonetheless - India Prendergast narrowed her eyes - it was.'
(The opening words to this book.)

Not the most auspicious beginning; I was desperately trying to finish the first chapter last night before I nodded off but ...
I think we're supposed to empathise with the 3 old ladies who run the Lady Travelers club but we see them from the POV of India, whose cousin has been lost by the club, and Derek (great nephew of Lady Blodgett), who is trying to help them since their club is fraudulent, but they're unrepentant and unhelpful

My new audiobook from cloudLibrary, my idea of New Year‘s Eve 😀🐉🎉

Current read. It‘s a long one for Romance. All aboard the slow burn train!

So much fun! I really enjoyed this book and the three old ladies that run the society are a hoot. It took me a while to warm up to the main characters but they made up for it in the end.

While I'm going to make myself finish this because of work purposes, I don't recommend this book unless you like romances that are purely based on tropes and if you think that women exist only to orbit around the sphere of men. The main character has little of actual character and any that she does have disappears when she falls for the guy. Heteronormative standards are boring and the characters lack depth. So no.

Finished my first audiobook the other day. The narrator was amazing! The book itself was ok. The heroine was horrible to begin with but she developed as a character. The second half of the book was cute. Not sure if I'll continue the series...

"Sarcasm, Sir Martin, is uncalled for."
"Sarcasm, Miss Prendergast, is the thinking man's defense against despair."

It was a cute #romantsy and keep my attention through most of it. It did have some slow parts but it was a light #audiobook which was what I was looking for so it was a pick for me. #audible #historicalfiction #historicalromance

This had a lot of potential, but ended up being just kind of meh.

I am on a bit of a #romantsy kick so I apologize to those of you who are not fans of the genre. Parts of this book were so slow I almost bailed and parts were so charming I chuckled aloud. The second half is far better than the first half of the book but I am not sure I will continue on with the series. #melandprireadathon book three

Books 7+8 of #vacation came packaged in one volume. I have been drawn to this book for a while due to the gorgeous cover. While I loved the idea behind the story, I did not get as engrossed with the buildup of the romance as I would like. I think a lady travelers society could be a good setting for steampunk novels rather than romance, though the next one in the series is intriguing. The second story (Proper Way to Stop a Wedding) was just okay.

Loving this historical romance!! 😍😍😍

Reading between innings and watching my boy play ball. It's a beautiful night for baseball!

This book is a perfect lighthearted, romcom historical romance filled with witty banter that centers on ‘loosening‘ the very prim and proper heroine, Miss Pendergast. The twist is that it's set in Paris at the end of the 19th century. It starts out a little bit slow, but stick with it.
#OSRBC #romantsy