She takes her role so seriously that she even anonymously writes edicate guidelines and helps tutor young girls about to make their debut into society. Every since her sister shamed the family, she feels its her duty to be the perfect society miss. Lady Ivy Carlisle is everything that is proper, she lives her life conforming to societies strict rules and pretends to be happy about it.
When I found out one of my favorite authors was writing a new book in my favorite genre I may have done a little happy dance! I have really been looking forward to this one, and it did not disappoint.
But, I was in the fairy tale kind of mood where sweet characters and a simple happily ever after is enough.This has been nominated for a 2016 Swoony Award. If I'd been in a more critical mood this probably would have been a point to quibble over, and I probably would have wanted a little more, more character depth, passion, plot details. Sure, the good characters were oh so good and the bad characters were oh so bad, but I didn't mind that. The side characters were a happy surprise and all served to make me smile. It didn't matter whether they were lightly sparring, slowly falling in love, or otherwise focused on their non-romantic endeavors and blossoming friendships (which were as good as the main romance), I just liked spending time with them. The narrative viewpoint shifts between the two of them, and I enjoyed both perspectives equally. Thankfully, both romantic leads were nice, likable people. I've been on a "nice" book kick lately where I'm looking for sweet comfort reads, and this one fit the the bill. My Fair Gentleman is a solid feel-good book that doesn't really rock the boat in any way or grip me with massive emotions, but instead floats lazily, pleasantly, and enjoyably through the story. That may sound like damning with faint praise, but I don't mean it that way at all. I'm going to use the word "nice" a lot in this review. Received: ARC from publisher, via Edelweiss
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