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A review by nina_chan01
The Ladies Rewrite the Rules by Suzanne Allain
5.0
Diana Boyle is a wealthy young widow with no plans to remarry. She lives a quiet life on the outskirts of London and intends to stay that way. Until an unexpected visit from two young men leads her to discover that someone has published a booklet with the name and worth of every single, rich woman so that impoverished younger sons can know who to target.
Maxwell Dean is not only one of those younger sons, he's also the one who published the booklet after falling in love with a lady who married his older brother (and his title and money). He wanted to protect his friends from the heartache of being looked over for the men with fortunes. He thought he was doing a service, after all, women marry for money all the time. But Diana is not shy in telling him that all he's done is put targets on the women's backs.
But Diana's decision to let the women named in the booklet know about it ends up making her great new friends and launching her into the London season, complete with a remorseful Mr. Dean intent on showing her that he's not the cad his actions might have made him out to be.
Loved the idea and the execution. It's sweet and funny and kept me glued to pages. I liked how original it felt to put the power in women's hands to decide if they wanted to be courted or not. The fact that it also has some twists that have lovely resolutions only made it better.
Maxwell Dean is not only one of those younger sons, he's also the one who published the booklet after falling in love with a lady who married his older brother (and his title and money). He wanted to protect his friends from the heartache of being looked over for the men with fortunes. He thought he was doing a service, after all, women marry for money all the time. But Diana is not shy in telling him that all he's done is put targets on the women's backs.
But Diana's decision to let the women named in the booklet know about it ends up making her great new friends and launching her into the London season, complete with a remorseful Mr. Dean intent on showing her that he's not the cad his actions might have made him out to be.
Loved the idea and the execution. It's sweet and funny and kept me glued to pages. I liked how original it felt to put the power in women's hands to decide if they wanted to be courted or not. The fact that it also has some twists that have lovely resolutions only made it better.