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A review by jemcam
First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh
3.0
Well, I finally finished First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh, and I strongly recommend it to Regency fans. Especially to Regency fans that are feeling a little burnt out by the genre.
Why do I recommend this book as something different? Well, you might assume that it is because of the charming fish out of water storyline, where four siblings are taken out of the village they grew up in to become full members of the ton after the family inherits a title. And while this is a great storyline, it isn't the only reason I recommend the book.
No, the reason I recommend this book is because no one was kidnapped, thrown from a horse, endangered at sea, caught in a compromising situation, challenged to a duel or took on another person's identity as a plot device. Instead all challenges to the happiness of the main characters were solved through conversation and communication, marking First Comes Marriage as one of the most unique Regency romance novels that I have read in a long long time
Why do I recommend this book as something different? Well, you might assume that it is because of the charming fish out of water storyline, where four siblings are taken out of the village they grew up in to become full members of the ton after the family inherits a title. And while this is a great storyline, it isn't the only reason I recommend the book.
No, the reason I recommend this book is because no one was kidnapped, thrown from a horse, endangered at sea, caught in a compromising situation, challenged to a duel or took on another person's identity as a plot device. Instead all challenges to the happiness of the main characters were solved through conversation and communication, marking First Comes Marriage as one of the most unique Regency romance novels that I have read in a long long time