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I'm not sure where to start there are so many glaring flaws, the language is stilted, the conversations inane, the syntax too modern for the period. The author tells us that Brianna is deep, intelligent and artistic when unfortunately she is shallow, selfish and self absorbed to the point of absurdity and outside of a few fleeting references to her art we are offered no proof that this foolish girl has any talent at all, not to mention that no young woman of her station would be so woefully ignorant of her surroundings that she would hunt down a man outside a Gentleman's Club nor would a man of Richards age think that he could go to a ball and walk out having chosen a wife.
Unfortunately the pain does not stop with the main characters, the male sub characters might have been mildly interesting if they had been given any real substance and with the exception of Elizabeth ( Richards younger sister) the female sub characters are vapid and grasping leaving the reader with the impression that titles and money are the only things they are capable of being concerned with.
Ms Langston needs to go back and read the classics of Regency Romance, study some history and geography (at least enough to know that Gretna Green was many days travel from London) so she will understand that a carriage and a wagon are completely different conveyances and are not interchangeable and that after subjecting the reader to a wide variety of literary tortures said reader should not have to check the table of contents to see when the torture ends. This book was much too long for the story it told.
Perhaps future efforts will meet with greater success.


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His Perfect Bride edition by Jenn Langston Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

3.5 Stars Richard is a 30something lord and he is told that as lord he must find a wife to keep his people happy. He has an idea of the kind of wife he wants and it is Brianna. Brianna's the 18 year old daughter of a different lord and is not interested in becoming a lady even though her mother is all for her meeting and marrying Lord Richard. While hiding from her mother, she meets Richard, but she isn't sure who he is. She goes about pursuing Richard and staying away from the Lord not knowing they are on and the same. The characters are interesting, but they don’t seem to fit the historical period when the story is set. Specifically, I'm not sure Brianna would be nearly as “wild” as she does. She does things that girls in the 1950s might even blush at. Still, I would be remiss if I didn’t say it wasn’t better than some historically set stories where the women are just pawns that are swept up in the actions of others and don’t really take any active role in their own fates, but she still seems to progressive. She’s supposed to be smart and artist, but she does things that are completely implausible in this time period and those affected by it, don’t act as if it is unusual or have hardly a historically accurate reaction. Some even reacting in a way that would be more consistent with now rather than then. Her art seems to just be used as a device for why she’s so resistant to becoming a lady of a manner, but it is never given any depth. The dialogue is really stilted in places. Some places feel more like how the author might have thought that’s how British of the time might talk, but they just don’t fit the time. Prime examples of this are when lines are just dedicated telling and not showing. The author wants a reader to know something so, it’s just placed in exposition. Similar to this there are multiple glaring examples of anachronisms, from names to items interacted with, to locations.
Boy, do I feel duped by all the 5 star reviews for this book. I read the sample and found the writing to be a little stilted, but the characters all seemed likable and the premise for the story sounded interesting so I allowed the reviews to woo me into buying this book. It's not terrible, but disappointments are stronger when expectations are set so high.

The Good excellent character development, interesting storyline (though nothing new), characters were very likable, good editing

The Bad somewhat stilted dialogue, lacking witty banter

The Ugly behavior is too forward, speech is too direct. Very American. Very Modern. NOT Regency England.

When Brianna kisses a complete stranger (Richard) at a ball in order to get him to stop talking and so she can hide from her mother, I thought it was unusual behavior for the 1800's, but shrugged my shoulders and assumed this was an example of the heroine's "wild" behavior. Then when she instructs her footman to track down Richard, he locates Richard at his men's club where she promptly rushes out to meet him, at night. This should have given Richard a disgust for her. I don't think even modern day men want to be stalked and pursued. I gritted my teeth and kept reading, allowing that maybe Richard feels flattered by her enthusiastic attachment to him. But I really became disappointed in this book when Brianna attends a house party at Richard's home and searches bed chambers until she finds Richard getting out of his bath and then begins undressing herself so she can throw herself at him. She had planned to seduce Richard to convince him to marry her, and she decides to do this before she even knows his last name. Would you consider marrying someone whose last name you don't know? During the Regency time period, introductions are crucial. People even wrote each other letters of introduction to smooth the way for relationships in business, friendship, etc... Brianna may be wild, but she's not stupid. She's not going to marry a man without some information about his connections and place in the world. And the author wants us to believe this "gentleman" is going to want to marry her after she throws herself at him? This might be acceptable in a 1900's scenario, but not 1800's.

I cared enough about the characters to want to know how this book ended, so I trudged on. Even to the end, I didn't feel the author had a grasp of writing about this time period. Richard forbids Brianna to go outside of the house without his escort. I found it really hard to believe they wouldn't have reached a compromise that she could walk the grounds with a companion or maid and a footman for protection. Brianna was raised in London - she never would have gone anywhere alone and this type of requirement would not be unusual for her. Again, I think they would have reached a compromise without dragging it out to crisis proportions. The author was trying to create a conflict that would allow Richard and Brianna to realize how much they love each other, but this conflict was too big of a stretch. There are so many other ways they could have come to this realization by Brianna succeeding in her role as both a hostess (which she did) and a painter and Richard admiring her and being a loving husband without such a pointless conflict.

Overall, the book lacked the subtlety of conversation and manners which are expected in a Regency (or even Victorian) romance. The scenarios and behaviors in this book may be more successful set during the 1920's, similar to Downton Abbey rather than the 1800's. I don't read modern romances, and this book certainly falls in that category!
I'm not sure where to start there are so many glaring flaws, the language is stilted, the conversations inane, the syntax too modern for the period. The author tells us that Brianna is deep, intelligent and artistic when unfortunately she is shallow, selfish and self absorbed to the point of absurdity and outside of a few fleeting references to her art we are offered no proof that this foolish girl has any talent at all, not to mention that no young woman of her station would be so woefully ignorant of her surroundings that she would hunt down a man outside a Gentleman's Club nor would a man of Richards age think that he could go to a ball and walk out having chosen a wife.
Unfortunately the pain does not stop with the main characters, the male sub characters might have been mildly interesting if they had been given any real substance and with the exception of Elizabeth ( Richards younger sister) the female sub characters are vapid and grasping leaving the reader with the impression that titles and money are the only things they are capable of being concerned with.
Ms Langston needs to go back and read the classics of Regency Romance, study some history and geography (at least enough to know that Gretna Green was many days travel from London) so she will understand that a carriage and a wagon are completely different conveyances and are not interchangeable and that after subjecting the reader to a wide variety of literary tortures said reader should not have to check the table of contents to see when the torture ends. This book was much too long for the story it told.
Perhaps future efforts will meet with greater success.