India Holton's The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
Do you want to read a fluffy, funny, and mildly silly historical romance? Shall I sweeten the pot and tell you it’s set in a fantasy version of Victorian England populated by pirates who fly around in houses? And that the titular society is made up of genteel middle-aged ladies who rule the skies and frequently set assassins on one another? And the protagonist, the niece and companion of one of said society members, just wants to read a book, dammit! And her love interest is working for about twelve different bosses and has as many aliases (he’s very likable, and I was rooting for them, but she is much more interesting, and her mysterious backstory is relevant to the plot). Plus the villain of the piece is determined to restore women to their rightful places, make himself king, and force everyone to read his poetry! Anyway this was pure giddy entertainment, with a slyly hilarious (and feminist) narrative voice. I just hope they corrected all the “discrete”s to “discreet” in time for publication. A-.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released on Tuesday.
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