The banter between the characters is what made me read on. Quinn does a good job of redeeming the characters, especially Sarah, who gets PWND by the hero in such a way that I wanted to high five him and scream, You deserve better!!! They come to get to know each other and find out that each is not what the other thought they were in the first place. Hugh and Sarah are forced to spend time together because of events brought about by the previous (lovely) books in this series. He suffered much in the duel (he cannot walk properly due to a muscular ailment in his leg and is perpetually in pain) and has a psychotic father obsessed with begetting an heir by any means necessary. OMG, no one wants to offer for me cos, like, you humiliated me because you caused the duel, never mind if you don’t know who I am. I spent the first third of the book wondering how Julia Quinn was going to redeem her. She was a self-absorbed, selfish, the-world-revolves-around-me character. This is a romance novel, so I don’t need to explain any more. Hugh can’t stand her because she’s a drama queen. Sarah Pleinsworth, of the Smythe-Smith cousins, is pissed at Hugh Prentice for causing the duel that drove her cousin away and absolutely ruined everyone’s lives. If you’re new to Julia Quinn’s work, start with the Bridgerton series instead.
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