OH MY WORD I LOVED THIS!!!! I have been a fan of Goodman since Eon, she has NEVER disappointed me! This was a bit of a departure. I love that Augusta and Julia are in their 40s. I think that due to their age and the fact they have never been married (**gasp**) they are able to better see social injustice and as such they are inclined to right those wrongs. And they are so smart! I loved how Goodman was able to weave in historical people and events.

I really want this book to do well so there will be many more installments to come!

I did enjoy reading this book a lot even though it was not quite what I was expecting. I thought it was going to be about two witty, independent women fighting within their society, and it was that but so much more. I did not think the book would take such a serious turn, but it was very well done. The only problem I had was the ending, it seemed to just end too quickly.

A genuine delight. It's very Georgette Heyer but with a social justice bent, which, like, yes, let's.

This book is way too long, with way too many plot threads. They're not even related plot threads; the story moves from one episode of abused women to the next. And I think 1st-person narrative was the wrong choice to handle all of it.

The romance was non-existent. I didn't like that Gus fell quickly and inexplicably in love with Lord Evan and vice versa—I thought they had a past relationship, but it was only that they'd danced one time together at a ball 20 years ago.

I also didn't like that she kept asking him to help her with investigations after he told her it would be too risky for him to do so. How she didn't figure out that he was trying to tell her it's because he's a fugitive, I don't know.

Overall, not one I'd necessarily recommend for a good time.