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My only criticism of the book was that it contained a lot of anachronisms and American terms, which didn't fit the Regency setting. For example, in one scene, the characters are having a ''pep talk'', a term that wasn't in common use until the late 1920s. In another, the author mentions the Baron's shirt being tucked into his ''pants'', which did raise a chuckle when I read it. Other American terms included ''anyplace'' and ''I guess'' and as I read, I imagined the characters suddenly swapping their English accents for a 'Valley Girl' twang. It became such a distraction that I made it into a bit of a game, trying to spot the odd-word-out on each page.
Despite my nitpicking, I did enjoy the story immensely and I noticed that it is part of a series, the next book featuring one of Charity's friends, Sophie, in her very own story. I look forward to reading it, as well as the other books in the series and I am grateful to the publishers for my review copy. We also have a review of [[The Duke Can Go to the Devil by Erin Knightley]].
Bookbag LOVED [[The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen by Syrie James]], which is a must-read for fans of Regency fiction.
