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A review by melodicfate
Luck Is No Lady by Amy Sandas
4.0
I was looking through my books, and randomly picked this one to return to the world of historical romance. Which is a good thing. You see, I really liked this book. It featured a smart, responsible heroine, and a hero who owned a gambling club who was also very kind and thoughtful, despite his station in society.
I really liked Emma, the heroine. Not only was she very mathematically inclined, she was very watchful over her sisters. She wanted to do everything in her power to ensure their happiness. It did make her a bit too much of a martyr at times, but I was relieved to see that that was a lesson she had to learn in this novel. Emma had to realize that she had to do things that made her happy, not just things that would improve her sisters' future.
As for Roderick, he could easily have fallen into the stereotypical rakish historical hero. However, he was none of those things. He owned a gambling club, but...he was very kind. I loved his informality with his employees, and how Roderick would do whatever he could to reverse the wrongs he saw in the world. As the illegitimate son of an earl, Roderick was looked down upon by the ton. While he didn't particularly care for society, he knew how to use their want for wealth to become a rich man, and I found that quite intriguing.
The plot of this book followed Emma as she tried to pay off her father's debts which he'd left before his death. To do so, she ended up working in Roderick's gambling club. They'd had an encounter previously to this, but only after working at the club did they really get to know one another. I thought their relationship was nice and slow-burning. There was some action toward the end of the book as one of Emma's sisters got into an interesting situation due to the outstanding debt, but mostly, the story was on the slower side. I found that I enjoyed it, though.
In the end, this book was a nice way to pass the day. I really liked the relationship between the two main characters, I think it made them both even better people than they were. Emma learned to be happier and to do things for herself, while Roderick started to find a family. I am definitely interested to see what happens to Emma's sisters, which is good because I think the next two books in the series are about them. There were some interesting hints as to what happened to them in the epilogue of the book, but nothing definite. I'm a bit impatient to get my hands on the next installment. In the meantime, I recommend this book if you love smart heroines, generous heroes, and books set in gambling clubs.
I really liked Emma, the heroine. Not only was she very mathematically inclined, she was very watchful over her sisters. She wanted to do everything in her power to ensure their happiness. It did make her a bit too much of a martyr at times, but I was relieved to see that that was a lesson she had to learn in this novel. Emma had to realize that she had to do things that made her happy, not just things that would improve her sisters' future.
As for Roderick, he could easily have fallen into the stereotypical rakish historical hero. However, he was none of those things. He owned a gambling club, but...he was very kind. I loved his informality with his employees, and how Roderick would do whatever he could to reverse the wrongs he saw in the world. As the illegitimate son of an earl, Roderick was looked down upon by the ton. While he didn't particularly care for society, he knew how to use their want for wealth to become a rich man, and I found that quite intriguing.
The plot of this book followed Emma as she tried to pay off her father's debts which he'd left before his death. To do so, she ended up working in Roderick's gambling club. They'd had an encounter previously to this, but only after working at the club did they really get to know one another. I thought their relationship was nice and slow-burning. There was some action toward the end of the book as one of Emma's sisters got into an interesting situation due to the outstanding debt, but mostly, the story was on the slower side. I found that I enjoyed it, though.
In the end, this book was a nice way to pass the day. I really liked the relationship between the two main characters, I think it made them both even better people than they were. Emma learned to be happier and to do things for herself, while Roderick started to find a family. I am definitely interested to see what happens to Emma's sisters, which is good because I think the next two books in the series are about them. There were some interesting hints as to what happened to them in the epilogue of the book, but nothing definite. I'm a bit impatient to get my hands on the next installment. In the meantime, I recommend this book if you love smart heroines, generous heroes, and books set in gambling clubs.