The Reluctant Countess - (Would-Be Wallflowers) by Eloisa James (Paperback)

Lydia, Lydia, Lydia...such a little twit. While this is supposed to be Yasmin and Giles' book, Lydia's attitude and nastiness stole the thunder from the main couple! I loved Yasmin's grandfather and how he was so supportive of her. Giles should have sent his sister to the country for some alone time rather than letting her stay to try to ruin Yasmin, even though Lydia had to have known that Giles was in love with Yasmin.. This book was a bit of a disappointment. Ms. James is an auto buy author for me, but when I saw there wasn't a hardcover edition, I began to wonder if the publishers saw the difference in this book and chose not to publish a hard cover. I hope the next book in the series is better!

I am posting an honest review after reading an advanced reader copy of this story. A scandal in two courts. Poor Lady Yasmin hasn't had an easy time of it. Her parents are both self-absorbed & not very parental. Her English grandfather is a hoot & easy going for a duke. Yasmin does the best she can to go out to balls and ton events and ignore the comments said to her face & behind her back, or a fan. There's a fool me once attitude that you'll realize is with good reason. Giles is an earl with family scandals in his past too. He's stuck up and trying to be perfect so he can restore the family name. His sister is a class a bi*ch who does awful things to ruin his relationship. Boo, hiss. Giles finally has an epiphany and realizes that he'd rather choose love over perfect, it took an anvil falling on his head to smarten up. He just has to convince Yasmin to take a chance on him, love, & marriage. #netgalley #EloisaJames #TheReluctantCountess #historicalromance #romance #AvonBooks #HarperCollins