It was exactly what I needed to read earlier this week, considering all of the upsetting headlines coming out daily. I listened to most of the audiobook–narrated by the fantastic voice actor Mary Jane Wells–in one night and then stayed up late the next night to finish it. (Thankfully, he eventually pulls his head out of his own rear end.) Part of it was Chase’s sometimes immature and self-sabotaging behavior. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because the pacing felt a little off to me, particularly in the latter half of the novel. And, without Rosamund and Daisy, the book’s overarching theme of found family wouldn’t resonate as well as it does. Their scenes with Chase and Alex are the ones that made me laugh aloud.
They are precocious, but in a believable way, due to what they went through prior to landing with Chase. I also enjoyed how much Chase’s two wards Rosamund and Daisy brought to the story. The tension between them is fire, and the sexy scenes are steamy and so well rendered. The two of them make for a very ahem interesting dynamic on page. The witty banter between Alex and Chase is always on point. Her goal is to turn her love of astronomy into her profession, and she shows herself to possess savvy in how to go about it. She’s intelligent, independent, ambitious, determined, and refuses to put up with disrespect from Chase. One or two scenes made me laugh aloud–a rare occurrence when I’m reading.Īlex is one of my favorite heroines that I’ve read so far this year. The Governess Game is delightful and funny, with a touch of angst and a cast of wonderfully drawn and wonderfully endearing characters. Their guardian is Chase Reynaud, the heir to a dukedom and the man Alex refers to as the “Bookshop Rake,” after they literally run into each other at a book shop called Hatchard’s. and he’s in danger of falling, hard.The Governess Game (Girl Meets Duke #2) by Tessa DareĪlexandra Mountbatten makes her living setting clocks when she finds herself having to accept a post as governess to two unruly orphans. Soon the walls around Chase’s heart are crumbling. But Alexandra is more than he bargained for: clever, perceptive, passionate. When a stubborn little governess tries to reform him, he decides to prove he can’t be tamed. Like any self-respecting libertine, Chase lives by one rule: no attachments. The ladies of London have tried-and failed-to make him settle down.
Try telling that to their guardian, Chase Reynaud. However, the girls don’t need discipline. ’ Jodi PicoultĪfter her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of wild orphans into proper young ladies. ‘Prepare to Fall in Love’Julia QuinnBridgerton, author ofĪdoredLove her writing‘I absolutely it.
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