A review by saeruh
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

adventurous funny

5.0

I think this might be my favorite book of 2022. I loved the audiobook version, the narrator had the PERFECT way of using tone to make things seem gossipy but also deadpan, both of which fit the story so well. I cannot believe I was swooning over a man named Ned. So funny and so enjoyable to read. Basically a different version of Howl’s Moving Castle where posh British women have banded together to become pirates who have flying houses. All of the side characters/plots were so interesting (my favorite was Tom and Jane storyline where she led him around while he thought he had some semblance of control lol). The romance was so good, had me blushing and cheesing and giggling and kicking my feet. Such good banter between them and the chemistry was off the charts. I love a good man-is-obsessed-with-his-girl trope with a bit of insta love on his side. This also works so well for me specifically since I JUST read both Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights and both stories/the writers of them and their family discussed pretty often in this. If you’re afraid that you’ll miss out on some jokes you don’t want to read those books before this, you can def just read a quick summary and you’ll understand the references.
My only problem was that the end felt like a little weird. I personally thought it could have ended at the 80-85% mark since the story seemed pretty wrapped up by then.
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