Mary N. (maggysue) reviewed A Most Peculiar Circumstance (Ladies of Distinction, Bk 2) on + 811 more book reviews
Very good adventure story with great characters and a few bad guys. A Most Peculiar Circumstance tells the romance of two completely opposites, Arabella, a strong and independent woman, fighting for the rights of women, and Private Detective Theodore, who is a pompous but lovable male chauvinist. Sparks fly when these two are together. I enjoyed this book very much and look forward to more books by Jen Turano.
Kara G. reviewed A Most Peculiar Circumstance (Ladies of Distinction, Bk 2) on + 82 more book reviews
ohmygoodness, what a GREAT story!!!! I absolutely loved Arabella from the moment her story begins and her journey kept me reading until the wee hours of the night. The more I read the more delighted I felt. I noticed other descriptions of circumstances within the book similar to the title, here are a few of them: unfortunate circumstance, fortuitous circumstance, disturbing circumstance, lucky circumstance, and slightly alarming circumstance. The book begins with Arabella in jail because of a certain crime she had no involvement in, but because shes in the wrong place at the wrong time things go from confusing to dastardly in a hurry! From the moment she sees Theodore, her family sends him to bring her home, she is extremely attracted to him which makes her feel peculiar at once. However, their opinionated mindsets have them clashing immediately and they fall into a comfortable pace of one upping each other in witty banter.
Theodore is furious to find Arabella in jail after promising her family he would find her and bring her home safely. She is gotten into unnecessary trouble and he is beside himself trying to resolve the situation. However, the deeper he probes into this investigation Arabella has uncovered the more he realizes she wont be safe until justice has been carried out.
Both of Arabellas brothers are in this story which complicate things in hilarious ways, Arabella meets her sister-in-law, Eliza, in this book and they instantly become great friends, and there are other characters who get thrown in that enhance the plot nonstop. Turano is brilliant at bringing the action to life with unforeseeable results that put Arabella and her friends in tricky circumstances. I laughed loudly more than once, my jaw dropped a few times and I was amazed at how quickly I turned the pages to see what would become of Arabella next. I would LOOOOVE to see this book become a movie, its just that good!
There is violence and mystery also thrown into this delightful book, but it only makes things more interesting as Theodore and Arabella resist the obvious attraction felt between them while keeping their friends safe, attempting to stay out of jail, becoming privy to a news story that sends these ladies of distinction undercover, dealing with the womens suffrage and the endeavor of Arabella helping women be aware about their lack of rights, and all the while thwarting the different plans of marriage from Arabellas mom!! Despite the roles of sexism, womens suffrage, and corrupt men protected by the sheriffs department; there is such heart, devotion, sweet chemistry with Arabella and Theodore, and characters determined to do the right thing in standing up for Arabella that even if the plot is predictable in some ways it doesnt diminish the enjoyment of the story one bit. I had SO much fun reading this and Ive learned that if this author writes a book, Im definitely in line to read it! Turano has a gift for giving her readers witty banter, feisty characters, devoted friendships, gallant gentlemen, and troublemaking schemes with the right touch of depth balanced with romance..you cant help but fall in love with these ladies of distinction and their ability to tip the scales of what society expects of them (includes discussion questions at the end). Looking forward to Turanos next book, coming out later this year!
I want to thank the Bethany House for the free review copy they provided. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own.
Theodore is furious to find Arabella in jail after promising her family he would find her and bring her home safely. She is gotten into unnecessary trouble and he is beside himself trying to resolve the situation. However, the deeper he probes into this investigation Arabella has uncovered the more he realizes she wont be safe until justice has been carried out.
Both of Arabellas brothers are in this story which complicate things in hilarious ways, Arabella meets her sister-in-law, Eliza, in this book and they instantly become great friends, and there are other characters who get thrown in that enhance the plot nonstop. Turano is brilliant at bringing the action to life with unforeseeable results that put Arabella and her friends in tricky circumstances. I laughed loudly more than once, my jaw dropped a few times and I was amazed at how quickly I turned the pages to see what would become of Arabella next. I would LOOOOVE to see this book become a movie, its just that good!
There is violence and mystery also thrown into this delightful book, but it only makes things more interesting as Theodore and Arabella resist the obvious attraction felt between them while keeping their friends safe, attempting to stay out of jail, becoming privy to a news story that sends these ladies of distinction undercover, dealing with the womens suffrage and the endeavor of Arabella helping women be aware about their lack of rights, and all the while thwarting the different plans of marriage from Arabellas mom!! Despite the roles of sexism, womens suffrage, and corrupt men protected by the sheriffs department; there is such heart, devotion, sweet chemistry with Arabella and Theodore, and characters determined to do the right thing in standing up for Arabella that even if the plot is predictable in some ways it doesnt diminish the enjoyment of the story one bit. I had SO much fun reading this and Ive learned that if this author writes a book, Im definitely in line to read it! Turano has a gift for giving her readers witty banter, feisty characters, devoted friendships, gallant gentlemen, and troublemaking schemes with the right touch of depth balanced with romance..you cant help but fall in love with these ladies of distinction and their ability to tip the scales of what society expects of them (includes discussion questions at the end). Looking forward to Turanos next book, coming out later this year!
I want to thank the Bethany House for the free review copy they provided. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own.
Kay M. (maydayzee) reviewed A Most Peculiar Circumstance (Ladies of Distinction, Bk 2) on + 754 more book reviews
This book took me a while to get into, but overall I did enjoy it. I like the characters, although it was hard for me to keep the secondary characters straight. Both the hero and the heroine are favorite characters to me. Their interactions are great and I love the humor those interactions invoked. Their spiritual growth is especially excellent. If you like historical romance with humor, you will enjoy this novel.
Loraine N. (momrain) reviewed A Most Peculiar Circumstance (Ladies of Distinction, Bk 2) on + 205 more book reviews
All Theodore Wilder was trying to do was locate his friend's sister and escort her safely home. It doesn't seem like a difficult task since Arabella is only a woman, but Theodore soon finds out that she is unlike any quiet, biddable woman he has ever known. Again, this author shines in having fun and quirky characters with a lot of heart. I loved the opposition between Theodore, who had a rather limited view point of women, and Arabella, who stretched the boundaries for them! The chemistry between them was good and I really liked the snappy dialogue between two people who weren't afraid to express themselves.
LindseyfromBFCG reviewed A Most Peculiar Circumstance (Ladies of Distinction, Bk 2) on + 117 more book reviews
About this book:
Miss Arabella Beckett has one driving passion: to help the downtrodden women of America. Naturally, she supports the women's suffrage movement and eagerly attends rallies and lectures across the country. On her travels, she makes a simple offer of assistance to a young woman in need that goes sadly awry and lands both ladies in more trouble than they can manage. An independent sort, Arabella is loath to admit she needs help and certainly doesn't need help from an arrogant, narrow-minded knight in shining armor.
Mr. Theodore Wilder, private investigator extraordinaire, is on a mission. A mission that began as a favor to his good friend Hamilton Beckett, but swiftly evolved into a merry chase across the country. By the time he finally tracks down Hamilton's sister, Arabella, he is in a less than pleasant mood. When the lady turns out to have radical ideas and a fiercely independent streak, he soon finds himself at his wit's end.
When they return home to New York, circumstances force their paths to continue to cross, but the most peculiar feelings growing between them certainly can't be love. When the trouble Arabella had accidentally stirred up seems to have followed her to New York and threatens her very life, the unlikely couple must face the possibility that they might have landed in the most peculiar circumstance of all: love.
Series: Book 2 in the Ladies of Distinction series {The novella prologue, Gentleman of Her Dreams, review Here! and Book #1 A Change of Fortune, Here! {I would recommend reading this series in order.}}
Spiritual Content- Arabella has a strong Faith & Theodore has a Faith; Many Prayers; Talks about God, His love, trusting Him, & why He lets bad things happen.
Negative Content- Blood parts & Guns get pointed (highest being a few semi-detailed)
Sexual Content- two w*nchs, three hoyd*ns and four h*rlots; Arabella says she found Miss James tied up and that she got trick into (almost) being forced into a prostitution ring (nothing happen to Miss James); Gloria says Hamilton & Elizas affection will ensure Ill have another grandbaby before too long; Arabella, Katherine & Agatha go undercover at a dock where prostitutes are disappearing and a man offers Katherine twenty cents; A not-detailed kiss; *Spoiler* Arabella gets abducted by a man who likes to collect women; everything turns out okay. *End of Spoiler*
-Arabella Beckett
-Theodore Wilder
P.O.V. switches between them.
Set in 1880
339 pages
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Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- One Star (and a half)
Early High School Teens- Two Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Two Stars (and a half)
I feel bad giving book #2 such a low rating compared to #1, A Change of Fortunebut as Ive said before I do not like reading about sexual stuff & abductions; I dont think we should fill our minds with that (Philippians 4:8!) so I didnt like that part of this bookwhich is basically the whole plot line besides Arabella being very women-rights. I do love her name though! Very pretty!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
Miss Arabella Beckett has one driving passion: to help the downtrodden women of America. Naturally, she supports the women's suffrage movement and eagerly attends rallies and lectures across the country. On her travels, she makes a simple offer of assistance to a young woman in need that goes sadly awry and lands both ladies in more trouble than they can manage. An independent sort, Arabella is loath to admit she needs help and certainly doesn't need help from an arrogant, narrow-minded knight in shining armor.
Mr. Theodore Wilder, private investigator extraordinaire, is on a mission. A mission that began as a favor to his good friend Hamilton Beckett, but swiftly evolved into a merry chase across the country. By the time he finally tracks down Hamilton's sister, Arabella, he is in a less than pleasant mood. When the lady turns out to have radical ideas and a fiercely independent streak, he soon finds himself at his wit's end.
When they return home to New York, circumstances force their paths to continue to cross, but the most peculiar feelings growing between them certainly can't be love. When the trouble Arabella had accidentally stirred up seems to have followed her to New York and threatens her very life, the unlikely couple must face the possibility that they might have landed in the most peculiar circumstance of all: love.
Series: Book 2 in the Ladies of Distinction series {The novella prologue, Gentleman of Her Dreams, review Here! and Book #1 A Change of Fortune, Here! {I would recommend reading this series in order.}}
Spiritual Content- Arabella has a strong Faith & Theodore has a Faith; Many Prayers; Talks about God, His love, trusting Him, & why He lets bad things happen.
Negative Content- Blood parts & Guns get pointed (highest being a few semi-detailed)
Sexual Content- two w*nchs, three hoyd*ns and four h*rlots; Arabella says she found Miss James tied up and that she got trick into (almost) being forced into a prostitution ring (nothing happen to Miss James); Gloria says Hamilton & Elizas affection will ensure Ill have another grandbaby before too long; Arabella, Katherine & Agatha go undercover at a dock where prostitutes are disappearing and a man offers Katherine twenty cents; A not-detailed kiss; *Spoiler* Arabella gets abducted by a man who likes to collect women; everything turns out okay. *End of Spoiler*
-Arabella Beckett
-Theodore Wilder
P.O.V. switches between them.
Set in 1880
339 pages
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- One Star (and a half)
Early High School Teens- Two Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Two Stars (and a half)
I feel bad giving book #2 such a low rating compared to #1, A Change of Fortunebut as Ive said before I do not like reading about sexual stuff & abductions; I dont think we should fill our minds with that (Philippians 4:8!) so I didnt like that part of this bookwhich is basically the whole plot line besides Arabella being very women-rights. I do love her name though! Very pretty!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
