The Baron and The Bluestocking Six Rogues and Their Ladies Book 6 edition by GG Vandagriff Romance eBooks
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In the world of the Regency, Christian Elliott, Baron Shrewsbury has it all. Helene Whitcombe has nothing except a prickly slate of feminist principles and a job as a schoolteacher in Lord Shrewsbury’s Orphanage for Girls. Pride on both sides separates them, but that doesn’t stop the fierce attraction that builds between this unlikely pair. Can the penniless vicar’s daughter humble the haughty baron? Or will her uncomfortable principles and his high place in society prove to be insuperable barriers to love?
The Baron and The Bluestocking Six Rogues and Their Ladies Book 6 edition by GG Vandagriff Romance eBooks
The good: This is a generic "Regency" romance that is clean & has interesting characters. The plot allows these characters to deal with problems during this period in a realistic way. Helene, for instance, is reluctant to be dependent on any man after having to deal with the poor provisions that her father made for her, her mother, and her 7 siblings after his death. As a result, she's still beholden to men with money to help smooth the way for her family. Christian's efforts on behalf of orphans and the movement of the poor into jobs at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution is realistic.The bad: There are numerous typographical errors that a good editing could have fixed. That kind of thing always makes for tiresome reading. In addition, Mary Wollstonecraft's name is misspelled. This might not have been such a problem if her name had only appeared once or twice (and one could believe that it was just a simple typo), but the woman's name is sprinkled throughout the novel liberally because Helene is constantly being compared to her or admiring her. To write a "historical" novel and misspell the name of a prominent historical figure makes one question the writer's research, if there was any. While the character's motivations are realistic, some of their situations are not. It's difficult to believe that Christian would be shocked that everyone assumed he was courting Virginia--during this period, a man's marked attentions to a woman usually meant courtship. Helene's outspokenness is refreshing but also would have been unladylike for her time. The plot plods along at times.
I was able to download this novel for free. The fact that it's a clean romance is attractive. However, if it's indicative of the author's other novels, I would be reluctant to actually pay for any of them at this point. There are many other clean Regency romances available by more proficient writers. I hope this author will return to this novel in particular for a tune-up. There is potential.
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The Baron and The Bluestocking Six Rogues and Their Ladies Book 6 edition by GG Vandagriff Romance eBooks Reviews
This book is pretty good, but not great. Neither Helene or Christian are very appealing characters. He seems compassionate but stuffy and closed-minded when it comes to Helene. She is a caricature of a "bluestocking" and her exaggeratedly impassioned speeches about women's rights make her appear very unpleasant right from the start. Both of them have some character development by the end of the story and meet in the middle, but I was never drawn to either of them. By 35% into the book I was questioning whether I would continue reading it and finish it. I really didn't care about the characters or what happened to them.
I stuck it out and read it all. The plot is pretty good and the twist towards the end of the story is well done. But the lack of appealing characters makes it hard to be drawn into this book.
** Clean romance with only kisses.
This is the last of a series (Six Rogues and Their Ladies Book 6). It came to my attention as a free book on BookBub. I bought it and it was stored away on my kindle. One evening I was looking for a bit of "fluff" to read before the end of the day. This fit the bill and it only took up 87% on the volume on my kindle so it was a short read. I have not read the other books in this series.
The female protagonist is a “women libber”, having read A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft and having been well educated with the reading and study of likes of Voltaire by her deceased father. A father, who despite this gift of education, left his wife and 8 children destitute...in fact, starving. The Duchess of Ruisdell has procured employment for the sons and for Hélène Whitcombe, being that her husband is the Duke of the deceased father’s parish. The Duke is among other patrons of a new school and orphanage for girls where she is to be a teacher. Hélène is also the sole support for her three sister, now situated in a boarding home nearby.
Hélène meets Christian, equally a patron of the school and orphanage, at one of a series of teas for the purpose of introducing the patrons to the newly hired teaching staff. Sparks fly as these two are diametrically opposite in views as to a woman’s place.
The male protagonist, Christian Elliot, Fifth Baron Shrewsbury, has been crossed in love he desires his best friend’s wife and does not think he will ever feel such love again. He evaluates every woman in comparison to Sophie. When Sophie and her new husband travel to Paris and then decide to stay the winter in Italy, Christian is left at loose ends. Of course, his mother thinks the best remedy is to introduce him to a lovely and eligible Lady Virginia, who is a guest in her home.
Things do get complicated. Virginia has a brother who meets and seems to be attracted to Hélène. Hélène also has a suitor of long standing in her home area (Chipping Norton), a Samuel Blakely, heir to a woolen mill and aspiring MP. Hélène has a commitment to her position as teacher and travels to London to “speak” about the school in an attempt to gain further support for such. While in London Hélène is thrown into the company of Christian and Lady Virginia and her brother, William Mowbray, Lord Delacroix, among others. Her beauty draws many admirers but she is very outspoken about not only her background but also her complete lack of connections and dowry.
This book has very little angst until about 75% into the story. Then some major events occur and force things to come to a head. Much of the story is about the separation of classes as viewed by both Hélène and Christian, a barrier to any pursuit of the attraction about which they are both in denial. Part of her agenda is to promote equal education for women and in discussion with all three men who are part of her circle of admirers she is not shy about stating that she expects any man with whom she might have a future life to push for such in parliament.
I did enjoy the references to Jane Austen and Darcy’s proposal. This book was a short and enjoyable read. There are a few kisses but not much else in the way of romantic entanglement…even the touches, glances and palpitations are kept to a minimum. One waltz seems to bring the sizzle to a boil.
I do not like the heroine. She's suppose to be a strong feminist, but several times considers marriage to get out of her financial issue, as long as her opinion is respected. I am fine with this except that she has issues with out women marrying to improve their situation. She meets there hero and is rather ... pushy is not the word I want to use, but it's more polite. When he gives her a rather strange compliment near the end of the encounter, she can't take the insult and starts to cry. She is very opposed to ton men when she meets the hero, but she meets another male member of the ton and has no issue with the possibility of marrying him (except that she does not feel romantically towards him, and that might grow). While she's completely willing to think the worst of the hero, who is opening a school for girls, she does not seem to have the same harsh negative view of any other male.
Basically, she comes across as wishy-washy, high maintenance and demanding. The rest of the story was not good enough to make up for my strong dislike of her.
But I've read worse.
The good This is a generic "Regency" romance that is clean & has interesting characters. The plot allows these characters to deal with problems during this period in a realistic way. Helene, for instance, is reluctant to be dependent on any man after having to deal with the poor provisions that her father made for her, her mother, and her 7 siblings after his death. As a result, she's still beholden to men with money to help smooth the way for her family. Christian's efforts on behalf of orphans and the movement of the poor into jobs at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution is realistic.
The bad There are numerous typographical errors that a good editing could have fixed. That kind of thing always makes for tiresome reading. In addition, Mary Wollstonecraft's name is misspelled. This might not have been such a problem if her name had only appeared once or twice (and one could believe that it was just a simple typo), but the woman's name is sprinkled throughout the novel liberally because Helene is constantly being compared to her or admiring her. To write a "historical" novel and misspell the name of a prominent historical figure makes one question the writer's research, if there was any. While the character's motivations are realistic, some of their situations are not. It's difficult to believe that Christian would be shocked that everyone assumed he was courting Virginia--during this period, a man's marked attentions to a woman usually meant courtship. Helene's outspokenness is refreshing but also would have been unladylike for her time. The plot plods along at times.
I was able to download this novel for free. The fact that it's a clean romance is attractive. However, if it's indicative of the author's other novels, I would be reluctant to actually pay for any of them at this point. There are many other clean Regency romances available by more proficient writers. I hope this author will return to this novel in particular for a tune-up. There is potential.
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