the wisteria society of lady scoundrels review

The side characters are quirky and add much craziness and confusion to the story.

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels is a laugh-riot. He could very well be the modern-day version of Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy. There’s a lot of confusion about his real identity but there’s no denying that he’s charming. Then, he also claims to be loyal to the crown and so he’s only following orders to keep a close eye on the lady pirates, especially Cecilia. Her father, Captain Morvath, hired him to protect her. Ned has been contracted by Cecilia’s nemesis to kill her. Then her aunt, along with other society members, is kidnapped and Cecilia obviously wants to save them-she loves her aunt but she also feels saving the society will earn her that promotion.Ĭecilia teams up with Ned Lightbourne, the man who would have been her assassin had he not fallen in love with her. Only it keeps eluding her for one reason or another. She is, however, desperate for a promotion.

Cecilia Bassingthwaite is an ambitious member of the society. Set in an alternate version of Victorian-era London, the Wisteria Society is made up of a group of women pirates who hunt (read steal) treasures in flying (stolen) battle houses. The story grabs you by the lapels and doesn’t let go until the last page. It will make me smile every time I will think of it (which I’m sure will be quite often). ‘The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels’ by the fascinating author India Holton (who loves writing about uppity women and drinking copious amounts of tea) is perhaps my best book of 2022. Sometimes, out of nowhere, you stumble across some books and authors and your life is forever changed.

The wisteria society of lady scoundrels review