La Petite Four by Regina ScottRelease Date: May 29, 2008
Publisher: Penguin Group, RAZORBILL
Age Group: Young Adult, 12& up
Pages: 240
Who are the Petite Four?
Lady Emily Southwell
The feisty leader of La Petite Four will stop at nothing to host the biggest most extravagant ball of the season...even if it means thwarting two vexing yet debonair suitors and one utterly unfortunate engagement...
Miss Priscilla Tate
Flirtatious Priscilla doesn’t kiss and tell (much) though her seductive beauty could be her downfall...
Miss Ardiadne Courdebas
Shy, pretty Ariadne has an eye for solving nefarious schemes and uncovering the most scandalous of secrets...
Miss Daphne Courdebas
Fun-loving Daphne feels about as comfortable conversing with a cute gentlemen as she does in a tightly-laces corset. But even a proper lady must muddy her hem once in a while....
These character descriptions are from the back of the ARC
Here is my summary:
Emily Southwell and her friends are finally graduating and looking forward to their Season in the spotlight! Their coming out ball is sure to thrust the girls into the extravagant life of nineteenth century London society. Lord Robert Townsend has other plans and announces his engagement to Lady Emily, ruining her plans.
Her father insists that the match is made and she should accept her future. Even if that means giving up her dreams of being an artist and joining the Royal Society for the Beaux Arts. She decides that she must take matters into her own hands and find a flaw that would make Lord Robert unfit to be her husband.
In her advances to discredit Lord Robert she often finds herself in the company of Mr. James Cropper who also seems to have a vendetta against Lord Robert. With the help of her three friends, La Petite Four, may be able to rescue Emily from the pending marriage and attend her lavish ball.
This was a great read! I love historical fiction and La Petite Four is a wonderful addition to the genre! Regina Scott is an awesome writer! I really enjoyed this book and I hope she continues with books for Young Adults. La Petite Four has a little bit of everything; mystery, suspense, romance and of course really beautiful dresses! The plot is interesting and captivating. It took Emily and me the same time to figure out exactly what was going on with Lord Robert. The story is told beautifully without being overbearing as some historical fiction novels can be. I thoroughly enjoyed these characters as well. Although I would have liked getting to know more about Ariadne, and Daphne, even so I enjoyed their parts as supporting characters. And if I judged books by their covers (okay I do sometimes, I know you do too!) I would totally pick this one up! So yes after my last couple mediocre reviews, I’ve found a book that is worthy of the GREAT READ status!
8 comments:
I also judge books by their covers. I bought a couple Eva Ibbotson books because of their covers and loved them, so I think it's a fairly accurate system. :P
=D
So jealous lol. I really want to read this one!
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