arr reviewed The Lady Most Willing... by Julia Quinn (Avon historical romance)
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3 stars
A sequel to the previous anthology The Lady Most Likely. There's one major crossover character from the first book, but besides that and the general premise the two have little relation. Said premise being a bunch of eligible men and eligible women put in close proximity and pairing off throughout one intertwined tale. The contrivance allowing it in this book, however, was far sillier than the house party from Most Likely.
That said, this was overall much more polished and unified an effort than its predecessor, though I didn't find any of the romances as compelling as the standouts from the previous book. This is owed to the fact that all of the couples in Most Willing lean to one degree or another on the idea of love at first sight, which is hard to sell, in general, and certainly harder when you've only a third of a …
A sequel to the previous anthology The Lady Most Likely. There's one major crossover character from the first book, but besides that and the general premise the two have little relation. Said premise being a bunch of eligible men and eligible women put in close proximity and pairing off throughout one intertwined tale. The contrivance allowing it in this book, however, was far sillier than the house party from Most Likely.
That said, this was overall much more polished and unified an effort than its predecessor, though I didn't find any of the romances as compelling as the standouts from the previous book. This is owed to the fact that all of the couples in Most Willing lean to one degree or another on the idea of love at first sight, which is hard to sell, in general, and certainly harder when you've only a third of a book to do it in.
