A review by alienrosey
Unladylike Rules of Attraction by Amita Murray

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

3.75

Thank you Avon Books for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! 

3.75 stars 💞

This book was a lot of fun!! I don’t usually read historical/regency romances but this one was really easy to get into and I found myself laughing out loud sometimes. 

Anya is a court singer who has gotten in the good graces of a dowager who had recently passed and in her will, a large sum of money has been left to Anya and not the family! The catch is that she has to marry before her 25th birthday (which is in 4 months) and the marriage has to be approved by Lord Damian Ashton, a grumpy and harsh (but very attractive) cousin of the family. 

Something I enjoyed from this book was the diverse characters. Anya is of Indian descent and Damian is of Jamaican descent and that is made clear in the text and woven into the story. We get little bits of backstory about their respective cultures and it really enhanced the reading experience for me. Damian uses his influence to fight for slavery abolishment and equal rights, we love Damian in this house even if sometimes he is a lil silly about romance lol

There’s some twists and turns and spicy times and discussion of race and class and justice. This book kinda has it all! I felt sometimes the romance was a bit rushed but I did feel for the characters and wanted them to be together so I don’t mind it. Some plot details fell flat but overall I had a great time. This is the 2nd book in the series but can be read as a standalone. I have not read book 1 and I didn’t feel lost but there are some characters from book 1 that show up, so keep that in mind. 

TW: racism, sexual assault, rape (attempted and mentioned but no on page description of the act) 
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