I thoroughly enjoyed delving into the captivating narrative of this book, immediately immersing myself in Corinna's life and prospects. The plot was riveting from the outset, peppered with unique and charming characters that added depth to the storyline. The author deftly explores societal norms and expectations regarding women and femininity, providing thought-provoking insights into the complex issue. The inclusion of platonic male friendships in the narrative was also refreshing and added an extra layer of nuance which I enjoyed. Overall, I found this book to be a captivating and fun read, which I would highly recommend.

Having recently finished reading The Marriage Season I was pleased to see that the next book was available through NetGalley. I enjoyed this book very much with its cast of interesting and well developed characters and an exciting and engaging plot. Havng grown up enjoying the books of Georgette Heyer it's good to find an author that writes in a very similar way. With thanks to NetGalley. the publishers and the author for the opportunity t read and review an advanced copy of this book.

Corrina, living on the charity of a relative decides to take a leap of faith and heads to London in search of her long lost father. Along the way she makes friends with some dudes that help her navigate London.

I'm a bit on the fence about this story, while I enjoyed the premise and did find the characters intriguing it just couldn't hold my attention. Some descriptions were far too long, taking up pages and pages making me lose focus.

Dnf at 59%

This is a historical romance with the heroine dressing up as a man. Sounds good, right? Unfortunately the story was not for me.

I had high hopes for the part about Corinna pretending to be a man but it was a wasted potential. It didn’t last long and there wasn’t much fuss when she revealed herself as a woman. I was hoping for a scandal, drama or at least some emotional turmoil but nope, everyone just moved on.

But this wasn’t my biggest problem with this book. I had a few issues with the writing and the story but there were two main reasons why I couldn’t get myself to finish this book. The most important and the most disturbing of the two is the love story.

Corinna’s love interest is Alick. Alick’s brother is Corinna’s father’s second cousin and heir, which makes Corinna and Alick cousins which makes me nauseous. I know they are not close relatives but if they inherit from the same person it means that they are related. I know that marrying cousins was normal back then. I still don’t want that particular historical accuracy in my romance novels, I’m weird like that.

The second thing is Corinna’s relationship with her father. He loved her so much and yet they “lost touch” after her mother died? She was a twelve year old illegitimate child, alone in the world with nowhere to go, and that’s when her filthy rich daddy earl “lost touch” with her?

He was later punished for being a lousy father because his beloved son died and that’s when he remembered: wait, I had another one of those somewhere! And I love her (so much) so let’s find her!

They found each other pretty quickly and there were no hard feelings whatsoever.
They were both happy to be reunited, they loved each other and she called him papa. That’s not even remotely close to what reunions with neglecting parents look like in real life.

Thank you Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

4 stars

A nice story. Corinna is illegitimate and her aunt is not keen to still support her. Corinna wants to find her father. She has some of her birthday presents and hope's these will give cluses to his identity. Sha also has some memories of living at his estate before her mother decided to leave. She decides to go to London in disguise as a man, Her friend cuts her hair and takes her to the coach station. On the way she sees a horse being abused and is about to be beaten up by the owner when three dandies/corinthian's rescue her and take her to London, putting her up in Freddy's house. There's lots of good descriptions and characters. I think the only thing I wasn't sure about which was would Galahad be able to be legitimised legally once his parents were wed....I think it might have worked if someone had told a few falsehoods!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

An Unsuitable Heiress
by Jane Dunn

This book was well written and enjoyable to read with good plot depth and character development.

With the series named "The Marriage Season" I expected the normal numerous balls, rides through the park, evenings at Almack's and morning calls, but this was not so- a very interesting and understandable change to the normal 'marriage mart' scenario.

I look forward to more books in this series.

Thank-you to Thank-you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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So you’ve read all of Georgette Heyer and you want more? Read Jane Dunn!
I loved the story, the meet cute, the three buddies that took Cory in…. So much to enjoy!
Just go read it!!

What a fabulous read. I don't read many regency books, but this one immersed me immediately in to the world. I loved the cast of characters, the evocative descriptions, the heartfelt explorations of emotions and motives, as well as the engaging character arcs. A fast-paced plot with plenty of twists and turns and the ending I hoped for.

Now off to read The Marriage Season.

Very hot characters and easy to follow plot. I think it was a good read after a crazy work day. Keeps you engaged and lets the mind relax and dive into the story.