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Seventeen year old Lady Alexandra is strong-willed and sharp-tongued -- in a house full of older brothers and their friends, she had to learn to hold her own. Not the best makings for an aristocratic lady in Regency London. Yet her mother still dreams of marrying Alex off to someone safe, respectable, and wealthy. But between ball gown fittings, dances, and dinner parties, Alex, along with her two best friends, Ella and Vivi, manages to get herself into what may be her biggest scrape yet. When the Earl of Blackmoor is mysteriously killed, Alex decides to help his son, the brooding and devilishly handsome Gavin, uncover the truth. But will Alex's heart be stolen in the process? In an adventure brimming with espionage, murder, and other clandestine affairs, who could possibly have time to worry about finding a husband? Romance abounds as this year's season begins! Praise for THE SEASON: "[The novel is grounded in both historical context . . . and historical detail . . . which set the scene convincingly. MacLean's lively character . . . provide a fun and unrestrained take on a buttoned-up era, and readers who choose to give themselves up to the tale will enjoy it." --KIRKUS REVIEWS "Clever conversation in the spirit of Jane Austen makes this quite a page turner." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Murder, treason, ballgowns, and boys . . . Regency London has never been so deliciously treacherous, adventure-filled, or . . . romantic!Seventeen year old Lady Alexandra is strong-willed and sharp-tongued -- in a house full of older brothers and their friends, she had to learn to hold her own. Not the best makings for an aristocratic lady in Regency London. Yet her mother still dreams of marrying Alex off to someone safe, respectable, and wealthy. But between ball gown fittings, dances, and dinner parties, Alex, along with her two best friends, Ella and Vivi, manages to get herself into what may be her biggest scrape yet.
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This is a pleasant enough cotton candy adventure romance. Alex and her friends are all rich, clever, and lovely, with attitudes and interests more suitable to a contemporary setting which sometimes get them into trouble. Their only other problem in life is an excess of suitors and a disinterest in marriage. The murder and intrigue adds a little spice to the formula, except it's all very predictable.
The Season hits most of the Regency romance cliches, but the only one that I found particularly annoying is the “characters love reading Jane Austen books in a Regency romance.” Even most of the men have read the novels and Alex has read P&P at least three times.
The ending sets up for an ongoing series but there is no sequel. Sad, I wanted more cotton candy.
The Season is a fun, light, and entertaining read. It is in the same general literary vein as the works of [a:Jane Austen 1265 Jane Austen http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1282032472p2/1265.jpg] and [a:Georgette Heyer 18067 Georgette Heyer http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1202767292p2/18067.jpg], but the overall tone of the writing falls squarely in the realm of today's young adult fiction. There were a couple of places where the word choice didn't really ring true to me, but it wasn't enough to through me out of the story.
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