Corinne H. (camishou) reviewed Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (Rules of Scoundrels, Bk 4) on + 28 more book reviews
Loved this final book of the series! It had lots of surprises, sweet romance, and I especially loved the connection and interaction between the owners of the Fallen Angel. I loved revisiting all the other characters from the series because it felt as if we were actually "seeing" each characters happy ending and eavesdropping on their everyday life... this one is a more than satisfying conclusion to a wonderfully entertaining series!
Lynne T. (mignon) reviewed Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (Rules of Scoundrels, Bk 4) on + 256 more book reviews
Disappointed! I was looking forward to reading the Chase/Anna/Georgianna story. Unfortunately, most of the story was repetition of the background of each of her incarnations. If she said it once she said it every time 'Georgianna' was on stage: 'You don't understand. That's not how it is.' I really liked Duncan, but I even had to hear his story several times. It really got boring and I found that I could skip, skip, and skip over a lot of pages. As for the story, it was fine, but there was too much filler. If Ms. MacLean had spent more time giving some depth to Duncan and Georgianna, I would have liked it a lot. I never really got how and why she became 'Chase'...maybe it was in the part I skipped. There was one line close to the end of the book that talked about her brother funding her adventure. There might have been more in the first book. I am not going back to check it out. Too many books-not enough time!
Susan S. (Chesapeakesuzieq) reviewed Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (Rules of Scoundrels, Bk 4) on + 10 more book reviews
Great read
Rachel A. (ra7) reviewed Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (Rules of Scoundrels, Bk 4) on + 1026 more book reviews
This Chase's story. This review contains some spoilers; but if you read the back cover, not so much.
Chase's identify is hinted at in the previous books. Surprise! Lady Georgiana is Chase! Again, this is not a spoiler if you read the back cover for this book.
I expected more. Chase is this person who has all this power and the smarts to leverage the information she has. Well, I thought she was supposed to anyway. So, anyway, Georgiana got pregnant at 16 and her daughter was born a bastard. She was dismissed from Society. She decided to get revenge and thus the Fallen Angel was born with the help of 3 other gentleman (who stories you've undoubtedly already read). I liked Chase in the previous books. I was intrigued and wanted to learn more. The Georgiana in this book I thought was weak and allowed Duncan to walk all over her (because love). I wasn't that impressed with Duncan either and thought he ventured into asshole territory at times. And I'm not going to touch the interactions as Anna (Georgiana is supposed to be notorious as a result of the unwed teenage pregnancy and she successfully dresses as Anna for years and NO ONE ever picks up on it??). This book was also frustrating because it was slow. Both Duncan and (as you know) Georgiana have secrets. Big secrets. But, not all is revealed until the end. There are moments, opportunities to share multiple times earlier, but nope.
Frustrating and a let down. The weakest book in this series.
Chase's identify is hinted at in the previous books. Surprise! Lady Georgiana is Chase! Again, this is not a spoiler if you read the back cover for this book.
I expected more. Chase is this person who has all this power and the smarts to leverage the information she has. Well, I thought she was supposed to anyway. So, anyway, Georgiana got pregnant at 16 and her daughter was born a bastard. She was dismissed from Society. She decided to get revenge and thus the Fallen Angel was born with the help of 3 other gentleman (who stories you've undoubtedly already read). I liked Chase in the previous books. I was intrigued and wanted to learn more. The Georgiana in this book I thought was weak and allowed Duncan to walk all over her (because love). I wasn't that impressed with Duncan either and thought he ventured into asshole territory at times. And I'm not going to touch the interactions as Anna (Georgiana is supposed to be notorious as a result of the unwed teenage pregnancy and she successfully dresses as Anna for years and NO ONE ever picks up on it??). This book was also frustrating because it was slow. Both Duncan and (as you know) Georgiana have secrets. Big secrets. But, not all is revealed until the end. There are moments, opportunities to share multiple times earlier, but nope.
Frustrating and a let down. The weakest book in this series.
Joan W. (justreadingabook) reviewed Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (Rules of Scoundrels, Bk 4) on + 1726 more book reviews
I really liked the story of this book, I wanted Georgiana to act like she did as a gaming hell owner with Duncan rather than a whining woman like the rest of the ton. If that would have been the case this story would have rocked. You can only read about how she is doing this to make a better life for her daughter so many time. I swear they do that just for a word count.
I liked the rest of the characters and how they supported each other and the woven stories they had between them.
I liked the rest of the characters and how they supported each other and the woven stories they had between them.
jjares reviewed Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (Rules of Scoundrels, Bk 4) on + 3411 more book reviews
This is the last of a four-part series of books about London in the 1830's. It tells the story of one privileged young girl who has sex with a stable hand and has a child out-of-wedlock. Even though she is highly ranked in the aristocracy, Lady Georgiana is not accepted by the ton.
This story was very repetitive as if the author didn't believe her readers could understand it the first time something was said. The story seemed more modern than the times (1830's) would have been. Georgiana did things women of that time couldn't do (wear trousers; get the other male leaders of the Fallen Angel to follow her lead; think that marrying a titled man would remove the stains from Georgiana's past; etc.). Nine-year-old Caroline, Georgiana's daughter, acted like an adult, not a child.
Why would sensible people divulge their deepest secrets (so they could be later blackmailed) just so they could gamble? I had a real problem with this aspect of the plot. The unmasking of Chase was ludicrous in the extreme.
On the positive side, the author writes well (when she isn't endlessly repetitive). There was lots of humor and romance in this story. Duncan West was an admirable hero for Georgiana.
Rules of Scoundrels
1. A Rogue By Any Other Name (2012)
2. One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (2012)
3. No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (2013)
** 4. Never Judge A Lady By Her Cover (2014)
This story was very repetitive as if the author didn't believe her readers could understand it the first time something was said. The story seemed more modern than the times (1830's) would have been. Georgiana did things women of that time couldn't do (wear trousers; get the other male leaders of the Fallen Angel to follow her lead; think that marrying a titled man would remove the stains from Georgiana's past; etc.). Nine-year-old Caroline, Georgiana's daughter, acted like an adult, not a child.
Why would sensible people divulge their deepest secrets (so they could be later blackmailed) just so they could gamble? I had a real problem with this aspect of the plot. The unmasking of Chase was ludicrous in the extreme.
On the positive side, the author writes well (when she isn't endlessly repetitive). There was lots of humor and romance in this story. Duncan West was an admirable hero for Georgiana.
Rules of Scoundrels
1. A Rogue By Any Other Name (2012)
2. One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (2012)
3. No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (2013)
** 4. Never Judge A Lady By Her Cover (2014)
