Scandal in Spring (The Wallflowers, Book 4)
by Lisa Kleypas
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Author: Lisa KleypasEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Published: 2006-08-01
ISBN: 0060562536
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Avon
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Book Review: Very sweet, serviceable "Scandal"
Summary: 3 Stars
"Scandal in Spring" is a sweet little novel about two very nice and likable people. The plot offers no unexpected twists and the novel is conventional and predictable, but the heroine and the hero are such likable and interesting people that it's not hard at all to keep interested in the story.
Daisy Bowman is the last of the "wallflowers" to match up with a man and get married. She's intelligent, kind, and whimsical, amusing and insightful, and despite her romantic, dreamy nature, is also very practical and level-headed. Her father has given up on Daisy finding a husband on her own, and has decided to peremptorily hand her off to his favorite employee, Matthew Swift. Daisy is aghast, and determines that under no circumstances will she marry Swift, who is cold, analytical, greedy, and far too much like her father for her to ever love.
How surprising for her, then, when she discovers that the odious Matthew Swift is neither cold nor greedy, and in fact is kind, generous, loving, and everything attractive in a man. Also, he is entirely devoted to her.
This is a nice romance. The supporting cast are also very likable and lovely, and the interactions between the wallflower women is lovely to read. These women truly care about each other. Daisy and Matthew are a wonderful couple, and Matthew's passion for Daisy is delicious. Daisy's growing passion for Matthew is also wonderful.
This is SUCH a nice romance that the fact that it's not very exciting or suspenseful is not much of a defect. No plot twists, no surprises, not much action except for the end, and really, no really compelling reason to keep turning the pages. Still, the book is well written, with beautiful descriptions of the English countryside in spring, and Daisy and Matthew are such nicely drawn characters. I especially love how dreamy and creative and sensible Daisy is. And Matthew is intriguing with a complicated, semi-tortured character -- semi-tortured in that he has a Dark Past that will forever keep him from winning Daisy's love. This Dark Past is not very well done, altogether, and could have been better handled in the book.
Overall, a nice book. Fun to read, especially if you want to put yourself in a good mood and read something light and sweet.
Summary of Scandal in Spring (The Wallflowers, Book 4)
After spending three London seasons searching for a husband, Daisy Bowman's father has told her in no uncertain terms that she must find a husband. Now. And if Daisy can't snare an appropriate suitor, she will marry the man he chooses—the ruthless and aloof Matthew Swift.
Daisy is horrified. A Bowman never admits defeat, and she decides to do whatever it takes to marry someone . . . anyone . . . other than Matthew. But she doesn't count on Matthew's unexpected charm . . . or the blazing sensuality that soon flares beyond both their control. And Daisy discovers that the man she has always hated just might turn out to be the man of her dreams.
But right at the moment of sweet surrender, a scandalous secret is uncovered . . . one that could destroy both Matthew and a love more passionate and irresistible than Daisy's wildest fantasies.
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