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A review by fictionalkate
Luck Is No Lady by Amy Sandas
4.0
A fun start to the trilogy centred around three sisters trying to secure their futures after their parents died leaving them in a lot of debt. This first book, Luck is No Lady, focuses on Emma - the oldest sister who is determined to see her younger sisters make it though their first season and make good matches. But despite wanting to keep face with the ton, Emma has to take a job (how scandalous! A working woman!) to be able to afford to keep them clothed and up to date with the current fashions. Oh and there’s also that pesky business with a loan shark coming to claim his money to deal with too. Enter Roderick Bentley - a gambling den owner who’s legitimacy (or lack there of) has him living on the fringe of society. He’s dangerous and not just because of high stakes underworld where he works.
I thought this was such a great introduction to the Chadwick sisters and their stories. It’s funny and exciting. There’s a lot of drama and action going on here and there’s plenty of steam between the sheets too. I enjoyed the somewhat hidden identity thing going on at the beginning but I also liked how it was resolved. Emma’s accounting skill was also great as was how Roderick didn’t dismiss her just because of her lack of a penis. Their intellects were well matched as were their passions.
We got to see the darker side of society with Lily’s story starting to play out and oh my. I’m so glad I wasn’t reading this series as it was released because I’m not sure I could have coped with the anticipation of having to wait to see what happened to Lily!
Enjoyed the characters and the story. Great aunt Angelique is a firecracker! I wish she was my sponsor too. The setting has been laid brilliantly for the next book in the trilogy and this a great book on it’s own as well.
Luck is No Lady was my first Amy Sandas novel but it won’t be my last. As of writing this I’ve already finished the trilogy because I just had to know how things went for the younger Chadwick sisters. Sandas has a wonderful style of writing, full of intrigue and romance. I will be looking forward to see what she writes next!
I thought this was such a great introduction to the Chadwick sisters and their stories. It’s funny and exciting. There’s a lot of drama and action going on here and there’s plenty of steam between the sheets too. I enjoyed the somewhat hidden identity thing going on at the beginning but I also liked how it was resolved. Emma’s accounting skill was also great as was how Roderick didn’t dismiss her just because of her lack of a penis. Their intellects were well matched as were their passions.
We got to see the darker side of society with Lily’s story starting to play out and oh my. I’m so glad I wasn’t reading this series as it was released because I’m not sure I could have coped with the anticipation of having to wait to see what happened to Lily!
Enjoyed the characters and the story. Great aunt Angelique is a firecracker! I wish she was my sponsor too. The setting has been laid brilliantly for the next book in the trilogy and this a great book on it’s own as well.
Luck is No Lady was my first Amy Sandas novel but it won’t be my last. As of writing this I’ve already finished the trilogy because I just had to know how things went for the younger Chadwick sisters. Sandas has a wonderful style of writing, full of intrigue and romance. I will be looking forward to see what she writes next!