A review by halfpintreads
The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh

4.0

Really more like 3.5 When the latest scandal by Kieran Ransom and his brother impacts their family, their parents tell them they need to find respectable wives to fix the family’s social standing or they are cut off. Kieran doesn’t know quite where to turn to fix his reputation so he can find a bride, until he considers the sister of his best friend. Her impeccable reputation is just the help he needs to fix his own. But Celeste Kilburn has some demands of her own in return.

In showing Celeste a little more of life (and the freer side of London, outside the strictures of the Ton) disguised as “Salome”, Kieran finds himself drawn to the person behind her facade and he starts to show her the true person behind the walls of his reputation.

This was a fun romp of a book about allowing yourself to be who you truly are and finding what you truly want in life and in another person. While there were some great scenes, dialog and some spice (which is always great in an Eva Leigh book), I for some reason wasn’t totally invested with the characters. I’m having a “week” of a week though, so maybe it was just a me thing as this isn’t the only book I’ve felt a bit disconnected from when reading.

I love the gorgeous cover though! Can’t wait to read what’s next in the next two books featuring Finn (Kieran’s brother) and Dom (Celeste’s brother).