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A review by yilliun
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Extremely fluffy romance read. I didn’t feel hooked into the plot until about 75% in. The stakes felt very low to me and each character read as a regurgitation of some other vaguely Regency era characters. The ending was very obvious from the beginning to me, so that contributes to my low rating.
I think the author missed a major opportunity to delve deeper into Radcliffe’s war experiences which left him feeling very surface level to me. Kitty was the only character who read as more than 75% fleshed out and original. I did enjoy how shameless she was in her fortune hunting pursuits and her witty exchanges with various characters. Even though we have the viewpoints of many characters throughout the book, I didn’t actually get to know almost any of them. Again Kitty as my exception here, I couldn’t tell you much about the inner workings of any of the other people in the book.
Overall, I won’t say that I hated this book or disliked it. It just wasn’t for me.
I think the author missed a major opportunity to delve deeper into Radcliffe’s war experiences which left him feeling very surface level to me. Kitty was the only character who read as more than 75% fleshed out and original. I did enjoy how shameless she was in her fortune hunting pursuits and her witty exchanges with various characters. Even though we have the viewpoints of many characters throughout the book, I didn’t actually get to know almost any of them. Again Kitty as my exception here, I couldn’t tell you much about the inner workings of any of the other people in the book.
Overall, I won’t say that I hated this book or disliked it. It just wasn’t for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism