Ella Quinn

I'm excited every time a new book in the Carpenter/Vivers/Worthington/Stanhill blended family comes out. I've read them all and intend to keep going as long as the author does. This time it's Lady Alice Carpenter, twin to Lady Eleanor. The Groom List is a good standalone book with enough details to give an idea of what's come before. As part of a series, it carries on the family matrimony ups and downs. Alice is the last of three girls close in age to find love. Twin Lady Eleanor and stepsister Lady Madeline have both recently wed leaving Alice feeling abandoned, lonely, and wondering when her turn will come. The groom list is something the girls came up as a way of judging if a gentleman meets requirements to be a good husband and father. Alice adds to it after St. Albans disappoints her. Actually, a smart move I wish I'd done when I was a teenager. Her intended, Gifford St. Albans has no idea how to court a lady. He takes advice, bad advice, from his friends & almost messes up his HEA. Thankfully he's set straight, and their wedding makes it a hat trick in record time. The preacher makes a comment about so many marriages in such a short time, he's awed.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance readers copy of this story. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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This is my second book by this author, and it's exactly the same as the first; boring and bland.

The characters are all just there.. moving through the motions.
Much like before, I'd liken it to having your favorite tea but it's watered-down and flavorless.

One irksome inconsistency is frequently swapping between "Galvin" and "Turley" for the same character. Pick one, and stick to it!

Dialogue often meanders without propelling the plot forward, and there's an overabundance of unnecessary descriptions, like detailing the taste of dinner or spending a whole page talking about wallpaper, which added nothing to the story.

Overall story wasn't terrible but it was incredibly boring.… (meer)