The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels is a romance with the likeness (and the vibes) of The Princess Bride and Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. Suddenly I’ve lost all sense of my humanity, and it’s all India Holton’s fault. It’s more like inaudible noises that only book readers know just by the sound of it. I have too many emotions, and some of them don’t really make sense. I thought about this book constantly since I finished it, and I still don’t know how to string words together. It is also probably one of my favorite books of the year.

Quotes have been taken from a published copy. Thank you to Berkley for providing an ARC for review. When Morvath imperils the Wisteria Society, Cecilia is forced to team up with her handsome would-be assassin to save the women who raised her–hopefully proving, once and for all, that she’s as much of a scoundrel as the rest of them. But both men have made one grave mistake. His employer, Captain Morvath, who possesses a gothic abbey bristling with cannons and an unbridled hate for the world, intends to rid England of all its presumptuous women, starting with the Wisteria Society. Unfortunately, that happens to be while he’s under direct orders to kill her. Ned Lightbourne is a sometimes assassin who is smitten with Cecilia from the moment they meet. Sure, she has a dark and traumatic past and an overbearing aunt, but all things considered, it’s a pleasant existence. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means. The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India HoltonĪ prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance.Ĭecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady.