Wilde in Love by Eloisa JamesMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The first in a new series by James, and it's going to be a very long series if the allusion to how many siblings and family friends Lord Alaric Wilde has is anything to go by.
Lord Alaric returns to England after spending a number of years away traveling and writing about his adventures. He is surprised to find that his books have become incredibly popular and he has become a heartthrob of society. Although this seems to have more to due with a very popular play based on him than with his own writings. Seeing how the ladies of society fawn and obsess over him, James gives us a bit of a tongue-in-cheek look at what she thinks of fan culture.
So, of course the one woman that Lord Wilde wants is the one who hasn't read any of his books and is steadfast in her belief that he's underwhelming. Which, fine, that's a good solid trope which lends itself to some good banter, but as Miss Willa Ffynche has just finished her first season (where she killed it) and has her own fortune thus not needing to marry, I just couldn't get over the thought of 'Willa, you're like 19 and rich, go enjoy yourself a bit.'
There were a few times I found myself side-eyeing how Wilde pushed Willa's limits doing things that she had asked him not to, etc., not so much that I was throwing red flags on the field, but I was reaching for the yellow ones.
The best friends are delightful and I would have rather followed them around for a bit, and I did have to give Wilde points for the skunk. However, the villain is a little eye-rolling and you know that the bog is going to play a big role so you just sit there glaring at it the whole story.
Still pretty amusing and a fast read even though I didn't feeling like the two main characters really grew that much during the book, perhaps we'll see them grow a bit in the follow-ups.
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