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beyondevak's review against another edition
3.0
A Bride for the Season was an interesting book, to be sure. It was sweet and charming with just a touch of the unexpected. I was pleasantly surprised by the events that occurred. James, Lucinda, Mr. Hibbitt, and Emily sure kept things lively.
James: This character seemed to be a gentleman rogue of sorts, at least by what could be gathered from his history. He was charming, passionate, and adventurous. He did not conform to society's standards, but marched to his own tune. He had a strong sense of family despite having lost so much.
Lucinda: This character was so refreshing. I loved her! She had her own mind and was not afraid to speak it. Although women of that period were expected to serve in a set role, I liked that she was so unique and peculiar in her role. She was passionate about what she was passionate about, and she didn't make any excuses for it.
Mr. Hibbitt: This character was so funny to me. He seemed passive initially, but as the story went on, I realized that he actually had his own voice. He had a streak if something that made me like him. With that said, he needed to stand up to his mother more. Seriously! He said he was 33. Umm...yea.
Emily: This character was a bit fluffy to me. She lacked depth. She was irritating, childish, manipulative and quite selfish. I suppose, at the end of the day, she served her purpose.
The love square: Aha! This was quite something. I wondered how the author was going to work this all out. The social stigma of such an occurrence would not have gone as smoothly as all this, but it made for a humorous tale.
Rating: 3/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: Lovers of historical romance, lovers of Christian fiction
Status: Clean
HEA: Yes
James: This character seemed to be a gentleman rogue of sorts, at least by what could be gathered from his history. He was charming, passionate, and adventurous. He did not conform to society's standards, but marched to his own tune. He had a strong sense of family despite having lost so much.
Lucinda: This character was so refreshing. I loved her! She had her own mind and was not afraid to speak it. Although women of that period were expected to serve in a set role, I liked that she was so unique and peculiar in her role. She was passionate about what she was passionate about, and she didn't make any excuses for it.
Mr. Hibbitt: This character was so funny to me. He seemed passive initially, but as the story went on, I realized that he actually had his own voice. He had a streak if something that made me like him. With that said, he needed to stand up to his mother more. Seriously! He said he was 33. Umm...yea.
Emily: This character was a bit fluffy to me. She lacked depth. She was irritating, childish, manipulative and quite selfish. I suppose, at the end of the day, she served her purpose.
The love square: Aha! This was quite something. I wondered how the author was going to work this all out. The social stigma of such an occurrence would not have gone as smoothly as all this, but it made for a humorous tale.
Rating: 3/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: Lovers of historical romance, lovers of Christian fiction
Status: Clean
HEA: Yes
nellesnightstand1's review against another edition
4.0
Originally Published on Nelle's NightStand
Caught and trapped into marrying one sister, forced to become the matchmaker of the sister he slowly falls in love with; What is a scandalous rogue supposed to do?!!Oh this was such a sweetly romantic story! I was surprised at the religious undertones, I normally don't read clean romances. It has definitely opened me up to read more.
Strong heroines are my favorite things!! Lucinda might have been the "ugly duckling" in her family but she knew just who she was and who she wanted to be. She came into her own in this book and I firmly believe that one comment from James was the catalyst! Sometimes people need a positive push in the right direction and James tells her he likes it when she stands up for herself, it gives Lucinda that push.
James is a good-natured rogue, he has harmless flirtations and never expects to get caught. Emily, Lucinda's ditzy, almost slutty, younger sister follows him to a seedy bar and end up engaged to him. James is enlisted by their father to find Lucinda a husband because she has to marry first because she is the oldest. James of course does his duty but along the way finds that he made the wrong choice in sisters...
This was slow paced at first but it worked out because I was able to really get to know these characters. I was tempted to but the book down after the first chapter but so very thankful I didn't. This story filled my heart with hope. As I understand it now, this is the 3rd book in the Love's Grace Series. There is no problem reading it alone, although I'm going to go back and read the first 2 books!
Caught and trapped into marrying one sister, forced to become the matchmaker of the sister he slowly falls in love with; What is a scandalous rogue supposed to do?!!Oh this was such a sweetly romantic story! I was surprised at the religious undertones, I normally don't read clean romances. It has definitely opened me up to read more.
Strong heroines are my favorite things!! Lucinda might have been the "ugly duckling" in her family but she knew just who she was and who she wanted to be. She came into her own in this book and I firmly believe that one comment from James was the catalyst! Sometimes people need a positive push in the right direction and James tells her he likes it when she stands up for herself, it gives Lucinda that push.
James is a good-natured rogue, he has harmless flirtations and never expects to get caught. Emily, Lucinda's ditzy, almost slutty, younger sister follows him to a seedy bar and end up engaged to him. James is enlisted by their father to find Lucinda a husband because she has to marry first because she is the oldest. James of course does his duty but along the way finds that he made the wrong choice in sisters...
This was slow paced at first but it worked out because I was able to really get to know these characters. I was tempted to but the book down after the first chapter but so very thankful I didn't. This story filled my heart with hope. As I understand it now, this is the 3rd book in the Love's Grace Series. There is no problem reading it alone, although I'm going to go back and read the first 2 books!
nellesnightstand's review against another edition
4.0
Originally Published on Nelle's NightStand
Caught and trapped into marrying one sister, forced to become the matchmaker of the sister he slowly falls in love with; What is a scandalous rogue supposed to do?!!Oh this was such a sweetly romantic story! I was surprised at the religious undertones, I normally don't read clean romances. It has definitely opened me up to read more.
Strong heroines are my favorite things!! Lucinda might have been the "ugly duckling" in her family but she knew just who she was and who she wanted to be. She came into her own in this book and I firmly believe that one comment from James was the catalyst! Sometimes people need a positive push in the right direction and James tells her he likes it when she stands up for herself, it gives Lucinda that push.
James is a good-natured rogue, he has harmless flirtations and never expects to get caught. Emily, Lucinda's ditzy, almost slutty, younger sister follows him to a seedy bar and end up engaged to him. James is enlisted by their father to find Lucinda a husband because she has to marry first because she is the oldest. James of course does his duty but along the way finds that he made the wrong choice in sisters...
This was slow paced at first but it worked out because I was able to really get to know these characters. I was tempted to but the book down after the first chapter but so very thankful I didn't. This story filled my heart with hope. As I understand it now, this is the 3rd book in the Love's Grace Series. There is no problem reading it alone, although I'm going to go back and read the first 2 books!
Caught and trapped into marrying one sister, forced to become the matchmaker of the sister he slowly falls in love with; What is a scandalous rogue supposed to do?!!Oh this was such a sweetly romantic story! I was surprised at the religious undertones, I normally don't read clean romances. It has definitely opened me up to read more.
Strong heroines are my favorite things!! Lucinda might have been the "ugly duckling" in her family but she knew just who she was and who she wanted to be. She came into her own in this book and I firmly believe that one comment from James was the catalyst! Sometimes people need a positive push in the right direction and James tells her he likes it when she stands up for herself, it gives Lucinda that push.
James is a good-natured rogue, he has harmless flirtations and never expects to get caught. Emily, Lucinda's ditzy, almost slutty, younger sister follows him to a seedy bar and end up engaged to him. James is enlisted by their father to find Lucinda a husband because she has to marry first because she is the oldest. James of course does his duty but along the way finds that he made the wrong choice in sisters...
This was slow paced at first but it worked out because I was able to really get to know these characters. I was tempted to but the book down after the first chapter but so very thankful I didn't. This story filled my heart with hope. As I understand it now, this is the 3rd book in the Love's Grace Series. There is no problem reading it alone, although I'm going to go back and read the first 2 books!
creativelifeofliz's review against another edition
3.0
A bit convoluted, but a satisfying end. More religious than I expected.
ssejig's review against another edition
3.0
James Simpson is enjoying a light flirtation with Emily Cardington. At least, it's light on his part. For her part... well, she follows him to a seedy bar, bribes his mistress to take her shawl, and then forces herself into a compromising situation with James. Not lucky for James and even more unlucky for her near-spinster sister Lucinda who followed her there that a gossip columnist catches it all.
Emily's father is not amused. But - he promises to increase her dowry if James can find a husband for Lucinda before the he marries Emily. James isn't an idiot. He knows that Emily is not the kind of wife that he wanted, that she's too young. And he's realistic enough to know that they're going to need money to live. But, of course, in true romance fashion, he discovers that Lucinda is maybe more his type...
I wish that this had been labeled as inspirational (Christian Romance) in NetGalley. I don't have anything against the genre but it's not one of my favorites. The book was also a bit... slow. If you like the genre, prefer a book that's fairly clean (no sex/dirty talk) and don't mind a slower-paced book, you might enjoy this book. Otherwise, I think there are others out there.
Emily's father is not amused. But - he promises to increase her dowry if James can find a husband for Lucinda before the he marries Emily. James isn't an idiot. He knows that Emily is not the kind of wife that he wanted, that she's too young. And he's realistic enough to know that they're going to need money to live. But, of course, in true romance fashion, he discovers that Lucinda is maybe more his type...
I wish that this had been labeled as inspirational (Christian Romance) in NetGalley. I don't have anything against the genre but it's not one of my favorites. The book was also a bit... slow. If you like the genre, prefer a book that's fairly clean (no sex/dirty talk) and don't mind a slower-paced book, you might enjoy this book. Otherwise, I think there are others out there.
hjmo's review against another edition
3.0
Picked this up at a hostel to have something to distract myself with. It was entertaining but didn't grab me fully which was kind of perfect. Two good, characters with a HEA that wrapped up a bit silly for me. Liked all the Shakespeare references though.
cakt1991's review against another edition
5.0
Review originally posted here: https://courtneyreadsromancesite.wordpress.com/2017/08/30/review-of-a-bride-for-the-season-loves-grace-3-by-jennifer-delamere/
James is probably one of my favorite characters from this series, and I couldn't wait for it to be his turn to find romance, and even without looking ahead to the blurbs, Delamere makes it very obvious from book one that she has something in the works for him and Lucinda, even if they don't know it yet.
Upon getting to know James, my fondness for him did not diminish, though I was surprised given his happy-go-lucky, and often immature, demeanor, to find out that he confirms his age to be thirty-seven (he indicates he was born in July 1816, and the story begins in July 1853).
I wasn't sure what to expect from Lucinda, but I quickly came to identify with her, due to her awkwardness in society and her love of books and concern for the less fortunate. I also love that she and James are able to bond over photography, and reading about the process that went into taking a photograph back then fascinated me.
The bride-swap that occurs at the end was something I expected, almost as soon as James approached Daniel about courting Lucinda, but the way James and Daniel end up confessing their love was a surprise, and a delightful one, as someone who did a bit of Shakespeare in high school. And while I did want to throw Emily off a cliff (or a number of other "accidental" fatalities) I was happy to see it work out the way it did.
James is probably one of my favorite characters from this series, and I couldn't wait for it to be his turn to find romance, and even without looking ahead to the blurbs, Delamere makes it very obvious from book one that she has something in the works for him and Lucinda, even if they don't know it yet.
Upon getting to know James, my fondness for him did not diminish, though I was surprised given his happy-go-lucky, and often immature, demeanor, to find out that he confirms his age to be thirty-seven (he indicates he was born in July 1816, and the story begins in July 1853).
I wasn't sure what to expect from Lucinda, but I quickly came to identify with her, due to her awkwardness in society and her love of books and concern for the less fortunate. I also love that she and James are able to bond over photography, and reading about the process that went into taking a photograph back then fascinated me.
The bride-swap that occurs at the end was something I expected, almost as soon as James approached Daniel about courting Lucinda, but the way James and Daniel end up confessing their love was a surprise, and a delightful one, as someone who did a bit of Shakespeare in high school. And while I did want to throw Emily off a cliff (or a number of other "accidental" fatalities) I was happy to see it work out the way it did.
canadianbookworm's review
3.0
This romance novel is set in the 1850s in London. The story follows two characters. Lucinda Cardington is 25 and has given up the idea of a husband. She plans to use the inheritance she comes into the following year to set up her own home so she is freer to do what she wishes. She already spends one day a week at a shelter for women. There she helps to educate former prostitutes so they can find legitimate word and have a better life. But her parents still force her to attend social events that she has no interest in and her younger sister Emily is too much the flirt. Lucinda worries about Emily, and so one night when she sees Emily sneaking out of the house, she takes her maid and goes after her.
James Simpson has been playing the field for a few years, flirting with the young women, but never going further than that. He takes his pleasures elsewhere. However one night, after a ball, he takes himself to his usual haunts and finds himself accosted by none other than an upper class young lady. It looks like his two world have finally come together and he will be forced to marry the young lady, Emily, in order to save her reputation.
He finds that her father's terms are more complex than that though. Emily's dowry is dependent on James also finding a husband for Lucinda. As James takes the time to get to know Lucinda better, in order to find a good match for her, he finds himself more and more drawn to the elder sister, but how to manage things then is the difficult part.
An interesting romance that shows the reality of life during this period as well as giving a nice love story. Lucinda has many interests, and James is a man who actually cares about women and looks at them as having something to contribute.
James Simpson has been playing the field for a few years, flirting with the young women, but never going further than that. He takes his pleasures elsewhere. However one night, after a ball, he takes himself to his usual haunts and finds himself accosted by none other than an upper class young lady. It looks like his two world have finally come together and he will be forced to marry the young lady, Emily, in order to save her reputation.
He finds that her father's terms are more complex than that though. Emily's dowry is dependent on James also finding a husband for Lucinda. As James takes the time to get to know Lucinda better, in order to find a good match for her, he finds himself more and more drawn to the elder sister, but how to manage things then is the difficult part.
An interesting romance that shows the reality of life during this period as well as giving a nice love story. Lucinda has many interests, and James is a man who actually cares about women and looks at them as having something to contribute.
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