A Lady's Lesson in Scandal in Fans of Eloisa James & Julia Quinn

Jan 09, 2011 Aly is so frigging bored rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical

2nd read : 12-13 July 2017
3.5*
I liked the last 1/3 the most.

1st read: 5 May 2013
Why I DNF-ed it:
-it was boring
-didn't like either character
-the heroine was annoying in her feeling superior to everybody
-I couldn't feel the plot: long stolen daughter of a count by the crazy(might have been raped) wife's maid, found in her dead-father's bedroom trying to kill him. Too Disney mixed with Dickens for me.
-as I kept reading only one thought kept repeating: geeez, how much more till it ends?! I read th ...more

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Dec 19, 2010 Shawna rated it really liked it

Shelves: heroine-destitute-poor, hero-black-sheep, historical-romance-victorian, 2011-reads, heroine-plain-jane-uglyducklingswan, hero-titled-lord-wealthy, married-couples-married-convenience, hh-across-the-tracks, hh-aristocracy-nobility-royalty, heroine-abused-traumatic-past-rape

4 stars – Historical Romance

This is a really good romance that’s complex and honest, with a destitute, stubborn, strong lower-class heroine and a handsome, selfish, titled rake hero who sees her as the answer to saving his bankrupt estates.

I think these two lines sum up the H/H really well.

Nell’s attraction to Simon:

But oh, he was beautiful. As he took the step that closed the distance between them, his slow smile might have lured the angels from heaven, flocking noisily, arms outstretched, hap ...more

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May 31, 2011 Janga rated it it was amazing

This one has it all--engaging characters, compelling plot, and wonderful prose. Another keeper from Duran who gets better with every book.

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Jun 26, 2011 Sharyn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-romance

A Lady's Lesson in Scandal is a spectacular story. Nell is a factory girl in late Victorian England, living on the East Side in a small flat she shares with her mum, and her abusive step-brother, and his wife. Simon St. Maur, the latest Earl of Rushden, has recently found out the estate is penniless and needs to find an heiress to marry.The novel starts out a bit slow, detailing out what Nell's life is like on the poor side of town. However, once Nell and Simon meet, it becomes a very intimate l ...more

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Feb 28, 2012 Jenny rated it really liked it

Good book. The last 1/4 of the book was really good. I LOVED Simon.
Meredith Duran's books keep getting better. ...more

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Feb 12, 2011 Dls rated it it was amazing

Wow. This book is a real tour de force. Duran creates the most credible depiction of a girl from the slums meeting a lord that I have ever read--I don't think I'll ever read another (including rereading some of my favorites) with belief again. At the same time, I really believed in the attraction between the two. I also really liked the relationship between the two sisters. About the only thing I didn't like in this book is the name, which is pretty much unrelated to anything that happens. ...more

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