“We have only three laws in our Society, Cecilia. No killing civilians. Pour the tea before the milk. And no stealing each other’s houses.”
Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
Actual Rating: 4.5 stars
Spicy Meter: 2 fire emojis
Content Warnings: Describes violence, kidnapping, drug use, and death of parent. Contains sexual content.
What do you get when you cross Regency Era romances with Star Wars and pirates? Well, “The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels” indeed. This novel follows Cecilia Bassingwaite, a pirate-witch of sorts that thrives in Victorian society as part of the Wisteria Society, and Ned Lightbourne, an assassin set to kill Cecilia, but who falls in love with her instead. Both going rogue, they set out to work against Ned’s employer, whose plan is to destroy England along with all its presumptuous women pirates.
This was such a creative and fun read, unique to the extreme. It was most literally a cross between period dramas like Bridgerton and science fiction and fantasy books, series, and movies. Both Cecilia and Ned were so very likable and fun to follow. I would’ve read this in a single sitting if I had had the chance.
I would absolutely recommend this read, specially if you’re looking for a unique historical romance read, filled with action and snarky banter. May all enemies (or would-be assassins) to lovers stories aspire to be as good as this.
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