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A review by yazthebookish
The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
4.0
4 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"I've made a career of ruining fortunes, but I've never ruined a woman. I damned well won't start with you."
When in need of a lighthearted read that combines both swoon-worthy and humor, you can always rely on Tessa Dare and her books.
The Wallflower Wager is the third installment in the Girl Meets Duke series and while it can be read as a stand-alone yet I urge you to start with the first book because you do not want to the fantastic characters in the other books and they do make cameos in each book.
The story begins with 26-year-old Lady Penelope Campion, an Earl's daughter and a renowned animals lover. She has a touch of motherhood tenderness and care towards the animals she rescues yet society do not view her as a vivacious and kind-hearted woman she is, but a spinster living alone with a dozen of cats.
One fine evening, Penny was led on a chase by her pet parrot Delilah who sneaks into the neighboring residence inhabited by a new master. Penny is determined to catch her Parrot and slips inside the quiet residence in hopes that the new master had not settled in yet. After her merry chase, Penny finds herself in a bedroom and to her embarrassment she soon finds out who the bedroom belongs to when a looming dark figure passes through the connecting door.
Clad in his towel only, Gabriel Duke finds a mysterious woman on his bed and to his frustration turns out to be the Lady Penelope Campion, his neighbor. Gabe is man that cares for his finances only and figures out soon that the barnyard that is Penny's residence is will lower his current property's value and must find a solution to such prospeterous life led by this lady and her animals. A former street urchin, Gabe found a way to sneak at the top of society through unethical methods which made him aristocracy's most detestable villain that earned the title the Duke of Ruin.
What can spark between a tender-hearted and loving noblewomam and the ruthless and sinfully wealthy former street urchin? Surely not love? Could it?
I adored both Penny and Gabe and my heart fluttered whenever they had a moment together. Witnessing polar opposites fall head over heels for each other is one of my guilty pleasures. Their romance made me swoon many times, I just adore that regardless of society, Penny did not view her attraction to Gabe as something shameful or repulsive. She follow her heart's desires unapologetically.
It's not a Tessa Dare book without some iconic humor sprinkled throughout the story generously. I had a good laugh during many scenes and especially at the one where the poor men including Gabe, Ash, and Chase were struggling with helping a goat give birth.
I must say that I loved the second half of the book since it had a bit of everything and there is a secondary plotline that was included in the story that highlighted on a serious issue and Dare handled it in an excellent way despite the story being a light-hearted one.
It's always lovely to see the cameos of the former charactersEmma, Ash, Alex, Chase added more to the humor in the story and I adore their friendship with Penny, they have been nothing but supporting towards her.
This book has been a delight and if you're looking for a book that will lift your spirits up, well... what are you waiting for? Pick this book up!
"I've made a career of ruining fortunes, but I've never ruined a woman. I damned well won't start with you."
When in need of a lighthearted read that combines both swoon-worthy and humor, you can always rely on Tessa Dare and her books.
The Wallflower Wager is the third installment in the Girl Meets Duke series and while it can be read as a stand-alone yet I urge you to start with the first book because you do not want to the fantastic characters in the other books and they do make cameos in each book.
The story begins with 26-year-old Lady Penelope Campion, an Earl's daughter and a renowned animals lover. She has a touch of motherhood tenderness and care towards the animals she rescues yet society do not view her as a vivacious and kind-hearted woman she is, but a spinster living alone with a dozen of cats.
One fine evening, Penny was led on a chase by her pet parrot Delilah who sneaks into the neighboring residence inhabited by a new master. Penny is determined to catch her Parrot and slips inside the quiet residence in hopes that the new master had not settled in yet. After her merry chase, Penny finds herself in a bedroom and to her embarrassment she soon finds out who the bedroom belongs to when a looming dark figure passes through the connecting door.
Clad in his towel only, Gabriel Duke finds a mysterious woman on his bed and to his frustration turns out to be the Lady Penelope Campion, his neighbor. Gabe is man that cares for his finances only and figures out soon that the barnyard that is Penny's residence is will lower his current property's value and must find a solution to such prospeterous life led by this lady and her animals. A former street urchin, Gabe found a way to sneak at the top of society through unethical methods which made him aristocracy's most detestable villain that earned the title the Duke of Ruin.
What can spark between a tender-hearted and loving noblewomam and the ruthless and sinfully wealthy former street urchin? Surely not love? Could it?
I adored both Penny and Gabe and my heart fluttered whenever they had a moment together. Witnessing polar opposites fall head over heels for each other is one of my guilty pleasures. Their romance made me swoon many times, I just adore that regardless of society, Penny did not view her attraction to Gabe as something shameful or repulsive. She follow her heart's desires unapologetically.
It's not a Tessa Dare book without some iconic humor sprinkled throughout the story generously. I had a good laugh during many scenes and especially at the one where the poor men including Gabe, Ash, and Chase were struggling with helping a goat give birth.
I must say that I loved the second half of the book since it had a bit of everything and there is a secondary plotline that was included in the story that highlighted on a serious issue and Dare handled it in an excellent way despite the story being a light-hearted one.
It's always lovely to see the cameos of the former charactersEmma, Ash, Alex, Chase added more to the humor in the story and I adore their friendship with Penny, they have been nothing but supporting towards her.
This book has been a delight and if you're looking for a book that will lift your spirits up, well... what are you waiting for? Pick this book up!