“The Luckiest Lady in London”, or as I like to call it “How to Love a Narcissist”, is officially on my best historical romance list. This came out in late 2013, and I added it to my “Want to Read” list in mid-2014. I cannot believe I waited so long to read this! I devoured this book and still wished there was more of it. The writing was rich and the story moved so quickly, the heat between Felix and Louisa was electric, and the underlying tension in the book heart-wrenching. All the ingredients for a 5 star book.
Felix had a perfect childhood by all appearances, but in truth, he endured terrible mental abuse being used as a pawn in his parents desire to inflict pain on each other. When they die, he closes the door on that chapter of his life and creates the persona of the “Ideal Gentleman”. Everyone loves the Ideal Gentleman and when he declares that he will seek a wife, all the matchmaking mamas twitter.
Louisa has taken it upon herself, as no one else in her family will, to solve their financial difficulties and seek a husband on the marriage mart. It takes her quite a while to have a season as she’s waiting for her aunt to sponsor her, but when she arrives, she is ready, well researched, and focused.
When Louisa and Felix meet, they see right through each other as no one else has. This intrigues Felix to no end because he is so narcissistic, he cannot believe there is someone out there who can see through his game. Louisa is immediately attracted to Felix, but tries to of course hide it because she doesn’t want to give him any credit or reason to upset her plans.
The interactions between Louisa and Felix are entertaining and highly arousing. She really starts to turn his head when she shares the dreams she has with him. He starts showing up all over the place and I really wanted to see them continue and marry.
How their marriage begins is very sweet and endearing and it seems that they have found happiness despite everything. Their wedding night was much anticipated and it was explosive. I had to laugh that Felix didn’t realize he was still wearing his clothes! But then Felix fears the lack of control he experiences when he is with Louisa and takes measures to stay away from her (while married! And after their wedding night!) so that he can never feel that out of control feeling again. This is where things get rough.
The book takes a turn into Louisa’s (well earned) distrust and Felix’ desire to win it back. They ironically both have an interest in astronomy and bond over this. This is really a sweet part of the book and I really enjoyed the development of their relationship and the deepening of their love (though not admitted of course).
I know I have been spoiling like crazy but this book has so much about it that is worth mentioning. Even though their relationship has some ups and downs, the reader does not feel like being on an emotional rollercoaster. This story is very rich with the development of its characters and a plausible yet unpredictable storyline. I highly recommend reading it and know that it will be one of your favorites too. I intend to read more of Sherry Thomas for sure!
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Amina hamid
Electric chemistry b/w the lead characters.
Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2013Charlette
Sherry Thomas décidément simple mais efficace!
Reviewed in France on April 22, 2014
