Reviews

Governess Gone Rogue by Laura Lee Guhrke

luciearan's review against another edition

4.0

Já mám autorčiny knihy ráda, už i jen proto, že ve chvíli, kdy hledám příjemnou a nenáročnou, historickou romanci, vím, že mě její knihy nezklamou. A tak je tomu i u Vychovatelky na scestí. Je to čtivě napsaný, nekomplikovaný příběh, jehož děj přirozeně plyne. Postavy jsou sympatické, vtipné, zápletka jasně daná, žádné neočekávané a šokující zvraty se nekonají a vše je uzavřené nezbytným HEA koncem. Pokud jde o mě, občas prostě potřebuju vypnout a odpočinout si a když se přidá i ta správná nálada, jsou knihy L. L. Guhrke, jasnou volbou.

amanda_siegrist's review against another edition

5.0

This was a fun read! I thoroughly enjoyed Amanda and her fight to survive after such a scandal. I stayed up super late just to finish this book!

iskanderjonesiv's review

4.0

Dear Lady Truelove . . .

My twin brother and I need a new mother, though Papa insists he’ll never marry again. Must be nice, brainy, and fond of cats . . .

Lady Truelove may be London’s most famous advice columnist, but James St. Clair, the Earl of Kenyon, knows his wild young sons need a tutor, not a new mother. They need a man tough enough to make his hellions tow the line, and James is determined to find one.

Miss Amanda Leighton, former schoolteacher and governess, knows she has all the qualifications to be a tutor. And while female tutors are unheard of, Amanda isn’t about to lose the chance at her dream job because of pesky details like that. If Lord Kenyon insists on hiring a man, then she has only one option . . .

Jamie isn’t sure what to make of his new employee, until he realizes the shocking truth—beneath the ill-fitting suits, his boys’ tutor is a woman. An unconventional, outspoken, thoroughly intriguing woman. Despite Amanda’s deception, he can’t dismiss her when his boys are learning so much. Yet Jamie, too, is learning surprising lessons—about desire, seduction, and passionate second chances . . .

**

cassandra67b07's review against another edition

4.0

I love a cross dressing heroine! This was a fun second chance romance for both characters. The author has a real talent for creating compelling characters who are more or less true to their time. And I loved the twin boys who are full of mischief but also desperate for familial love. The whole Truelove series has been fantastic despite very little Lady Truelove in this story. 4.5 stars

blodeuedd's review against another edition

3.0

Another Justine Eyre narration. Ok so I do adore her narrations, and I know I have listen to her a lot lately, but it is really by accident! But ok if I do see her name it does sway me towards the book, so maybe I choose books without knowing it.

Also look at that cover, short hair! They really got it right, I am impressed. Yes, our plucky heroine cuts her hair, pretends to be a man and becomes a tutor to two wild boys. I would have run screaming, but she sticks it out.

Our handsome hero has his hands full and he works WAY too much. I mean man please take it easy. You are going to an early grave. His life is all about his work as an MP.

For some reason she looks 10 years younger as a man, weird.
He does not really see her a lot so that works with him not noticing what she really is, and when he does get a clue he starts to notice more.

There is a secret in her past that will come back to haunt her and I wanted to slap someone over it.

Fun, a bit of teaching and some passion.

Narration
Yes Justine Eyre is really good. I so enjoy when she does historical romance. She gets everything just as I want it

winterreader40's review

4.0

4.5 stars. This book had everything. A strong/intelligent female lead(who has to cross dress to get the job she wants, cause women can't teach math and science *eye roll* but it is historical), a broody male lead, twin troublemaker children, dry sarcastic humor. I laughed, teared up a bit, got angry at one asshat character and I really enjoyed the relationships.

bookishalli's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars

vicrine's review against another edition

3.0

7/10

ninoskasua's review against another edition

3.0

Very cute book

This is a very cute book. If you like the true love series. It is a must read. This is a second chance love for both characters. There are very cute and mischievous twins.

language_loving_amateur's review against another edition

3.0

 I do like crossing dressing in romance, but instead of the cross dressing highlighting the malleability of gender and attraction, when Jamie feels attraction to "Mr. Seton" is when he realizes that Amanda is a woman, because "he couldn't possibility be attracted to a man." I would've like better for him to go "whoa, bi vibes? that's new." but for the plot, he needed to discover that she was cross dressing. 

In the vein of "If you don't schedule maintenance, your equipment will schedule it for you" this book says, if you don't see to your social and emotional needs, those needs will show up and be taken advantage of. 

For how the narrative talks about Amanda losing her virginity, yeah it talks about purity and describes it in ways that are a bit sexist, but it is historical fiction so I don't pay too much attention to it.