Rosalie Hughes has been abandoned by her pleasure seeking mother and is left to rely upon the generosity of her step-brother Declan, the Duke of Banbury. Declan wants nothing to do with the daughter of the woman who caused his father to reject him but finds himself unable to deny his attraction to his step-sister.
“Perhaps this was just what he had become. Arrogant and pompous. A haughty nobleman immersed in his sparkling world of privilege. She was simply an unwanted relation to be tolerated.”
Knowing she is unwanted and will be forced into a marriage simply to stop being indebted to Declan, Rosalie visits the notorious Sodom Club in an attempt to find some excitement before she is condemned to a future not of her choosing. While in disguise, she encounters Declan, who provides her with the excitement she has been looking for. Not realising who he has kissed at Sodom, Declan tries to reconcile his feelings for both Rosalie and his unknown innocent.
The Good Debutante’s Guide to Ruin is a good read with plenty of emotion and sensuality. The relationship between Rosalie and Declan is undermined by their individual relationships with Rosalie’s mother.
The plot is standard for the genre and sometimes the writing style can disrupt the flow of reading. For example, there are a lot of very short sentences, one or two words in some cases.
The story also features one of my personal peeves, use of American words when it is supposed to be set in England, with English characters. An English gentleman would never have put on a vest, it would have been a waistcoat.
However, this has not deterred me from reading the next book in the series which features Declan’s cousin, Aurelia. I like her feisty character so I am looking for to reading her story.
Plot: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Feels: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Sensuality: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Overall: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ and a half
