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Jane Austen but with Lady Pirates. With Flying Houses.

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

February 2, 2023 by RevGirlUtena Leave a Comment

“It is violence that best overcomes hate, vengeance that most certainly heals injury, and a good cup of tea that soothes the most anguished soul.” – Motto of the Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels Cecilia Bassingthwaite has been raised by her hypochondriac spinster Aunt ever since she was seven and her Father murdered her Mother and tried to kidnap her. Because of her father’s terrible reputation, the other ladies of the Wisteria Society don’t trust her enough to make her a full-fledged member, which vexes […]

I’ve talked myself around to being really annoyed by this book.

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

June 7, 2022 by 1000Oysters Leave a Comment

I wanted to enjoy this book more than I did. It’s not bad, it’s just very… first novel-y. Which is to say that the story has the sense that the author spent a lot of her younger years thinking about it and tries to cram in four different stories. Have you ever written an email and forgotten a word or two but your brain knows the words are supposed to be there, so it just inserts them when you proofread and then you send the email […]

“‘You are a scoundrel,’ she whispered furiously. ‘Yes,’ he agreed. ‘I’m thinking of starting a Society of Gentlemen Scoundrels.’ ‘You’re millennia too late. It already exists and is called the patriarchy.'”

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels, #1) by India Holton

February 9, 2022 by narfna 9 Comments

I actually requested the sequel to this book on Netgalley and was approved before I realized it was the second book in a series, and while it didn’t seem like it would be necessary to read this one first since romance books can usually be read on their own, I thought I’d give it a shot anyway. And it was a pretty good time! So this book is about lady pirates who fly their houses around England. They take no offense at thievery and assassination, […]

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Jane Austen but with Lady Pirates. With Flying Houses.

I’ve talked myself around to being really annoyed by this book.

“‘You are a scoundrel,’ she whispered furiously. ‘Yes,’ he agreed. ‘I’m thinking of starting a Society of Gentlemen Scoundrels.’ ‘You’re millennia too late. It already exists and is called the patriarchy.'”

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