461 reviews for:

The Ladies Rewrite the Rules

Suzanne Allain

3.57 AVERAGE

breannasbooks's review against another edition

3.75

fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

chlud1as's review against another edition

4.5

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

anast1650's review

4.75

lighthearted medium-paced

charlottereadshistory's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I was looking forward to reading this book as I’d read and enjoyed Mr Malcom’s List, also by Allain. The story follows Diana Boyle, a wealthy young widow who is enraged to find herself listed in a directory of rich eligible women. Diana decides to take matters into her own hands with the help of other women who also made the Bachelor’s Directory. 

The book was a fun and charming closed door Regency romance. I liked that it was set outside of the inner circle of the Ton, and I enjoyed the themes of supportive friendship and found family, as well as lots of jabs at the patriarchal shackles that constricted women and men of the period. 

I enjoyed the enemy to lovers trope of the main characters and the turnaround of character of the worrisome love interest is believable and wholesome. The second chance romance of another of the characters is also very sweet. 

I read this in between other books that were much heavier going and it was light, swoony and good fun. 

swordy's review

1.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

librarianshell's review

2.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

emmas_bookshelf's review

4.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is such a fun regency romance full of female friendships and women saying to hell with society, we deserve better! I enjoyed it immensely! Highly recommend Allain’s books (all stand alone!!). 

mikaylam28's review against another edition

2.5

lighthearted relaxing

booketofbooks's review

4.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

modags's review

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted