A Most Scandalous Proposal
by Ashlyn MacNamara
Series: A Most Series (#1)
Published by: Tantor Media Inc.
February 26th, 2013
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Audiobook
Source: Library Loan
Rating: 4 Stars
After watching her beloved sister Sophia pine over the ton’s Golden Boy for years, Miss Julia St. Claire has foresworn love and put herself firmly on the shelf. Unfortunately, her social-climbing mother and debt-ridden father have other ideas, and jump at the chance to marry Julia off to the newly-named Earl of Clivesden…the man of Sophia’s dreams.Since resigning his Cavalry commission, Benedict Revelstoke has spent his time in London avoiding the marriage mart. But when he discovers that the Earl of Clivesden has set Julia in his sights, Benedict tries to protect his childhood best friend from the man’s advances—only to discover more than friendship driving his desire to defend her. He surprises them both with the force of his feelings, but when she refuses him and her father announces her betrothal, he fears he’s lost her forever—until Julia approaches him with a shocking scheme that will ruin her for all respectable society……and lead them into an exquisite world of forbidden pleasures.
I liked so many things about this book but since it was an audiobook let me start with that. I loved Veida Dehmlow and how she did the different character voices. I also thought as soon as she started narrating that she had the perfect voice for this type of books. She sounds like she lived in the times the books are set in. I just loved everything about that and I will definitively add her to my very short list of narrators I like.
Next, I'll mention that I loved the fact that we had the main story of Julia and Benedict and then we get a "short story" integrated into the main tale about Sophia and Highgate. I like this fact because I didn't want Sophia to suffer because of not having the man of her dreams.
Lastly, I'll talk about Benedict and Julia's story. I find that a book that is friends to lovers has to be well crafted because more often than not the authors start the book with the friendship going strong and as it transitions to something more either the friendship is gone or the friendship is too strong and you can't see the characters as something else but friends. This book didn't have that problem and I was able to see Benedict and Julia's friendship blossom and become something more at the same time the friendship was there on the background although not overwhelming the romance.
I was also a bit sad that Julia and Sophia's mother was such a vain person although we see throughout the book that she's not a bad person, just a victim of the circumstances of her birth and what the Ton thought was a proper lady and such.
I will be reading the next installment of this series for sure.
Next, I'll mention that I loved the fact that we had the main story of Julia and Benedict and then we get a "short story" integrated into the main tale about Sophia and Highgate. I like this fact because I didn't want Sophia to suffer because of not having the man of her dreams.
Lastly, I'll talk about Benedict and Julia's story. I find that a book that is friends to lovers has to be well crafted because more often than not the authors start the book with the friendship going strong and as it transitions to something more either the friendship is gone or the friendship is too strong and you can't see the characters as something else but friends. This book didn't have that problem and I was able to see Benedict and Julia's friendship blossom and become something more at the same time the friendship was there on the background although not overwhelming the romance.
I was also a bit sad that Julia and Sophia's mother was such a vain person although we see throughout the book that she's not a bad person, just a victim of the circumstances of her birth and what the Ton thought was a proper lady and such.
I will be reading the next installment of this series for sure.
