Although the cover is pretty, it has nothing to do with fashions of the 1830’s. More like the 1950’s!
Scandal Wears Satin by Loretta Chase
(2012, 1830’s England) 12/4/12
Grade: 3.5
Dressmaker Sophy Noirot is trying to save her shop – and help her friend Clara escape from a bad engagement. The Earl of Longmore, Clara’s brother, does his best to help, but it seems like he’s more of a distraction – especially when Sophy starts to see him as more than an obstacle in her way.
Unlike the previous book in the series, this book started off well. I enjoyed the banter between Sophy and Longmore and the road romance worked well. Longmore wasn’t the sharpest tool in the drawer, but I found his bafflement around Sophy fun to read. However, the book lost some of its charm in the second half. I’m not sure what happened – maybe the sexual tension dissipated once Sophy and Longmore went to bed together – but I was forcing myself to turn the pages. The final impression – another good but not great book from Loretta Chase. Too bad.
I still have quite a few Loretta Chase backlist books to read – maybe I’d better save those for another time, when I’m in a more receptive mood?
Karen Wheless
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