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A review by brianne_k
The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
3.0
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy. This did not affect my rating.
*3/5*
The Siren of Sussex is the first in a new historical romance series by Mimi Matthews. This book follows Evelyn Maltravers as she makes her first season debut at three and twenty years old. Evelyn comes to London to stay with her Uncle, who is pretty absent from her life. She is most comfortable on her horse and is adamant on having a handsome riding habit, and this kicks off our books. Evelyn has seen The Pretty Horsebreakers and found out where they had theirs made. Enter Ahmad Malik; a half-Indian tailor who has a unique eye for ladies fashion and finds a muse in Evelyn.
She needs to make a good match for herself and to make sure her younger sisters can secure good matches in the future. There is also a scandal involving her older sister that she is hoping people don’t remember. There is some issues with her older sister and an old friend.
There is a lot of talk of fashion and spiritualism in this book. More than I was expecting. And way less romance – there are a few kisses and that’s all.
I did love how much Evelyn knew her own mind and heart. She knew she wanted to be with Ahamd, no matter the hardships. She even tried to find books to read that weren’t written by white men.
Ahmad was talented and you were really rooting for him to succeed.
I will definitely be checking out the future books in this series. I already looked and saw who book 2 is about and I am excited.
*3/5*
The Siren of Sussex is the first in a new historical romance series by Mimi Matthews. This book follows Evelyn Maltravers as she makes her first season debut at three and twenty years old. Evelyn comes to London to stay with her Uncle, who is pretty absent from her life. She is most comfortable on her horse and is adamant on having a handsome riding habit, and this kicks off our books. Evelyn has seen The Pretty Horsebreakers and found out where they had theirs made. Enter Ahmad Malik; a half-Indian tailor who has a unique eye for ladies fashion and finds a muse in Evelyn.
She needs to make a good match for herself and to make sure her younger sisters can secure good matches in the future. There is also a scandal involving her older sister that she is hoping people don’t remember. There is some issues with her older sister and an old friend.
There is a lot of talk of fashion and spiritualism in this book. More than I was expecting. And way less romance – there are a few kisses and that’s all.
I did love how much Evelyn knew her own mind and heart. She knew she wanted to be with Ahamd, no matter the hardships. She even tried to find books to read that weren’t written by white men.
Ahmad was talented and you were really rooting for him to succeed.
I will definitely be checking out the future books in this series. I already looked and saw who book 2 is about and I am excited.