The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies
Author: Alison Goodman
Ebook
☆☆☆☆
eARC received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
A powerful and often humourous novel full of wit and charm, pulls back the curtain of the often romanticised Regency Britain. Not shy from showing the underbelly of society and the darkness that comes with it, this well-researched story leads the sisters directly into it.
Described as opposites, the sisters balance each other out perfectly resulting in the perfect team. Gus, a powerful feminist for her time, is headstrong and a proud spinster and Julia, the peacemaker, takes on multiple quests to help the less fortunate, landing them in wild situations that they take in their stride.
The hint of romance weaved its way through the 3 separate adventures slightly helping the disconnect between them, I would have preferred them to be there own shorter books per adventure. Overall, I loved this book and can’t wait to carry on with the adventures with book two.
Devon