When heiress Lucy witnesses a crime, she is with impoverished Gilford, her best friend's brother. They both set out to solve the mystery as even more crimes are committed. They realize they have feelings for each other, but Gilford doesn't want Lucy to think he wants her for her dowry. I received an ARC from NetGalley and Forever for my honest review.

This book was a refreshing and fun spin on regency combined with a murder mystery and it worked so well! Lucy was a fun heroine, and her and Viscount Gilford were so fun to read about together! Seeing them solve the mystery while navigating falling in love was great.

The themes in this book kept it fun and interesting. I loved bringing in characters we already knew from past stories, how the book club was still flourishing, and how the characters connected over a series of unfortunate events. If you like regency mystery/romance books then this is definitely for you.

Thank you netgalley for an arc of A Wallflower's Guide to Viscounts and Vice

While I enjoyed this book for the most part, it did have some faults. First, I liked the storyline, the characters, past characters making cameos, and the mystery. The set ups for the next two couples has me intrigued. However, as a romance, it was decidedly lacking. The couple meets and within three days are engaged. Too fast and while I liked them individually, as a couple they lacked chemistry. Also, this book will hopefully go through another edit, because there were many typos. I love Manda as an author, & look forward to more.

Ah, so fun! This historical murder mystery rom-com includes characters from the previous series, along with all of the fun expected from author Manda Collins. And the somewhat slow burn between the MCs is delicious. (I do hope there’s another round of edits before this goes to print because I noticed a significant number of mistakes).

Lucy, a rich heiress, is a member of the Ems - the Mischief and Mayhem Book Club - along with her friends Vera and Meg. Mystery is in her blood - she’s also DI Eversham’s cousin and has been desperately trying to have him solve the recent murder of a prostitute. When her best friend Vera is abducted, she starts investigating with the help of Meg’s brother, Will, whose only chance of restoring the family financial security is to marry a fortune.

I didn’t enjoy this much - I was bored throughout, I need my books to be more fast-paced. The mystery (well, both mysteries) could have been interesting but I think Manda Collins’s books are marketed as romcoms (through no fault of her own) when I fail to find any humour in them at all. Lucy is a feminist-friendly heroine which was nice especially since Will learns a few things from her, but I personally wasn’t really drawn to this couple, they really lacked any chemistry for me.

I won’t be reading any more by this author, I DNFed another book of hers and I had trouble finishing this one.

My endless thanks to NetGalley and Forever for this ARC!

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