rlward66 's review for:

The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman

5.0

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman is a cozy mystery with a bit of romance.  Lady Augusta Colebrook and her twin sister Lady Julia Colebrook are spinsters who are helping Lady Hester Belford and her lover Miss Grant escape from Lord Deele.  Lord Deele has guardianship over Lady Hester since her older brother, Lord Even Belford, was wrongly accused of murder and sent away to Australia.  Lord Deele doesn’t want Lady Hester and Miss Grant to have a relationship, so he locked her up in an asylum. After removing Lady Hester from the asylum, they had to keep her safe from her brother, who plans to return her.  Lady Augusta is also working to help clear Lord Even’s name so that he can resume guardianship over Lady Heaster.  I enjoyed the way this story unfolded and the connections between all of the characters.