This was, by in large, a successful and entertaining read for me. Its also not something you take anywhere near seriously or think too hard on honestly. Especially the end, which seems to be a direct slap in the face of everything Micah was talking to Jamie about earlier (more on this in a bit).

Jamie is mostly amusing, reacting in a believable way I think. Her running commentary as she's sucked into the mirror is almost word for word how I would be reacting, though I think he inability to process that she's in a time period that requires her to act less...brazen was irritating. I'm not sure what part of that she wasn't understanding, but she didn't make very many attempts to make HER life easier (never mind Micah's), but learning the rules of the time.

Micah, or Mike as Jamie insisted on calling him (I'm not sure but were shortened names for men common in Regency England? I know women often called each other shortened names, but men in the peerage?), did what any self-respecting lordling with scandal in his past would do--treated her like a madwoman. The fact he becomes obsessed with Angry Birds is amusing, but his high-handed manner with Jamie got grating. And it continued well after he admitted his feelings.

The underlying danger is telegraphed pretty early on and feels more than a little silly at times. We're never given to understand WHY Micah is so highly prized by the person. He's not the richest, handsomest or well-titled person on the block and its not as if the person did it from undying love. So why? The easily written off excuse of insanity is just that--a cop out. There was little no depth of character to the person.

As to what I referred to earlier on. At one point, when Jamie is doing her best to fit in, she lands in a conversation with Micah about a recent scandal involving a Peer running off with his mistress, leaving his estates in shambles, his dependents ruined and his family devastated. He does all this for love, which Jamie notes he says with a lot of disdain. This next part is spoilery, so highlight to read. Not a page later Micah is wondering what he said to Jamie to cause her to give him such a cold shoulder. Then at the end he comes to our time to be with Jamie for love...despite the fact he just left behind a whole estate that desperately needed him. Being a hypocrite in other words. This is never addressed by either party, nor is it addressed if he made 'provisions', as some time travel romances like to say.

The funniest part is possibly when Jamie manages to set up a 'modern day date' in his parlor room and MacGuyver's a fake TV, laptop, and other such things from articles in his house to show him what her 'world' is like. I found it so cute, especially the pizza part. Overall this was a quick paced, easy read. Definitely worth a look!
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4.5 stars. I am a HUGE fan of time travel novels that go back in time, so as soon as I saw The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl by debut author Gina Lamm, I knew I just had to review it. And boy, oh, boy, am I ever glad I did! The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl is fast-paced romance that is absolutely hilarious and deliciously steamy. I stayed up way past my bedtime because I just had to know how this divine love story was going to end. Please click HERE to read my review in its entirety. ( )

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This book was a lot of fun and full of entertaining characters as well as an entertaining plot that kept me guessing. I am really looking forward to reading the next book in the series. ( )

ugh. no redeeming qualities. finished it fast so it would hurry up and be OVER. ( )

When twentieth-first century, gamer-girl Jamie Marten is sucked through an antique mirror into the nineteenth century and the Earl of Dunnington's bedchamber, she thinks she must be dreaming. Micah, the Earl, is stunningly handsome, and because of his trouble with past mistresses, he fights his attraction to the beautiful and crazy Jamie. Thanks to her cellphone and a game of Angry Birds, Jamie convinces Micah that she is from the future. Micah agrees to house and protect Jamie while she tries to get back to her own time, which won't happen because Mrs. Knightsbridge, the Earl's friendly housekeeper and a witch, brought Jamie through the mirror. She has “seen” that Jamie is the only woman for Micah. A great deal of physical and mental grappling occurs between Jamie and Micah, the lovers sometimes logical, and sometimes not, in their decisions about one another. Not to worry, their sexual attraction (and love) for each other will certainly win out.
The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl is a light romance with plenty of passion and conflict. ( )