India HoltonThe Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

Bridgerton-like characters with the addition of pirates and spies and hired assassins and flying houses. And not to forget, Queen Victoria, who can fly the whole Windsor Castle in her first attempt at magic. The humour is top notch.Book arrived on time and in good condition.

I picked up this book, after I read that it was on the lines of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Maybe this was my biggest mistake. When you set your standards too high, they tend trip and fall. Unfair to judge a book by another one. Completely my fault.Having said that, picture this, a group of super efficient ladies who are not only expert at throwing high end tea parties but also as brilliant with weapons and flying houses. These sophisticated ladies can swipe away your most prized possessions and you will never know.What a unique idea! I loved the whole concept of these notorious ladies dominating their side of the world. A witty tale with humorous dialogues and lovable characters. The plot moves between assassinations, kidnapping, handsome pirates and also has a romantic angle. The story revolves around Cecilia and her aunt and the handsome assasin Captain Neil Lightbourne.A light, enjoyable read that doesn't take life too seriously.

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The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels is a thoroughly entertaining read and I have actually bookmarked several instances which made me laugh out loud. In essence, this book has pirates, flying houses, enemies-to-lovers trope (I should probably mention the one-bed trope as well(❁'◡`❁)) and a women's society based on empowerment (and occasionally, stealing ^_^). I loved this book!!

Beautiful book that will have you giggling and lightening up as you build a relationship with the characters. Gives you Austen vibes though not the same style of literature. Came packaged well. Thank you Amazon for making this author’s books available locally!

Every sentence was masterfully written. I laughed out loud throughout the whole book. The characters were amazing and hold a special place on my heart. Can't wait to read the rest of the series!!!

Tally ho! The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels is a rollicking good time and is pragmatic in all the right ways. It’s both inventive and meta and is like no other book I’ve read before. TWSOLS is a combination of The Princess Bride and Game of Thrones with all of the Brontë’s, some Austin and Julia Quinn thrown in, but funnier and a little more bonkers. And just like TPB, it’s also a tender love story and therefore it’s one big dichotomy.TWSOLS is filled with wry humor that actually had me LOLing throughout, which, in my opinion is the sign of extremely excellent dialogue. Not only is TWSOLS filled with excellent dialouge, it’s filled with excellent words. There are a lot of archaic British words and terminology (thank you Google) that as a word nerd made my brain smile. And let’s be honest, we need to bring some of them back into our lexicon ... fingersmith, corsair, cudgel, rapscallion, dolorous, popinjay, trollop, etc. The best of the best being popinjay, IMO.Cecilia Bassingthwaite, bibliophile, is impatiently waiting to be a full-fledged member of the Wisteria Society, but is hampered by her parents: a wannabe evil mastermind-poet father, who’s just evilly bad at poetry and a mother (deceased) who married said wannabe. Cecilia is taken under the wing and tutelage of her doting, hypochondriac by proxy, pirate matron great-aunt, Miss Darlington, to learn the ways of being a proper genteel marauder.Ned Lightbourne is a jaunty scoundrel who has a “smile as crooked as his manners” and just might be the original renaissance man and therefore earns a place in the book boyfriend HOF. He’s a rouge with a conscience, but more importantly a heart of gold.TWSOLS is filled with hired assassins, flying edifices, second-to-none dialogue, top-notch innuendo, actual innuendo, fun characters (some imagined, some real-ish) and so much more. It’s also a book that celebrates women, none of whom are seen as shrinking violets. In fact, the gender roles are reversed. If you’re looking for a unique read, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels should jump to the top of your TBR list.

Este é o primeiro livro da série e é um rom-com a que não falta nem o romance nem a comédia! Extremamente bom

I loved this book. It is an witty observational romp of Victorian manners and romance in our world but with flying houses. Enjoy its unusual tug and twist at the hem of normality. I listened to audiobook version, which has fantastic narratation and really emphasises the wit and brings out the character voices. I am a massive audiobook fan so I bought the ebook when on sale, then the discounted audiobook (which amazon offers with participating ebooks) and can switch between listening and reading. For me, this is absolutely a fabulous book to listen to. Will defo be listening to the next books in the series.

I laughed a lot with this book. The characters, the world building and the plot are all very original. Everything breaks with convention except tea etiquette of course.