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The Footman and I (The Footmen’s Club, #1)
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Oct 31, 2020
bookshelves: 2020-reads, adult, clever-quirk, drama-drama-drama, family-drama, favorites, great-leading-man-boy, hard-to-beat-heroines, heart-warming-feel-good-read, historical, net-galley, oh-how-romantic, one-sitting-wonder, want-to-read-series, romance-romance-romance-challenge, frishawn-s-bookish-hoard
The story told in Valerie Bowman's The Footman And I is a great foray into almost upstairs / downstairs romance.
The friendship turned romance that blooms between Lucas and Frances becomes so real that you almost don't want Lucas to be the Earl of Kendall. Even though you know that is the only way that the conundrums of Frances' unwanted marriage and Kendell's need to find a wife will be solved.
Truthfully...
One gets so invested in Kendall as Lucas; that any time within the story that he spends as Kendall seems the real charade.
Emily is a very smart, compassionate, and socially conscious young woman. Lucas is loyal, forthright, and responsible. Which makes one wonder what their future children will be like.
If there is one detractor from this wonderful tale. It is that Frances and Lucas seem a tad too suited to each other from the very start.
Even though there is an attempt by Miss Bowman to throw a bit of a monkeywrench into thinks by way of Frances' besotted lady's maid.
It is quite clear however that the infatuation is nothing more than the very loud ringing of a very hollow bell.
In short...
The Footman And I is a very good first offering in the Footman's Club series. And a quite refreshing
take on the quest to marry for love in the aristocracy.
You go boys!
The friendship turned romance that blooms between Lucas and Frances becomes so real that you almost don't want Lucas to be the Earl of Kendall. Even though you know that is the only way that the conundrums of Frances' unwanted marriage and Kendell's need to find a wife will be solved.
Truthfully...
One gets so invested in Kendall as Lucas; that any time within the story that he spends as Kendall seems the real charade.
Emily is a very smart, compassionate, and socially conscious young woman. Lucas is loyal, forthright, and responsible. Which makes one wonder what their future children will be like.
If there is one detractor from this wonderful tale. It is that Frances and Lucas seem a tad too suited to each other from the very start.
Even though there is an attempt by Miss Bowman to throw a bit of a monkeywrench into thinks by way of Frances' besotted lady's maid.
It is quite clear however that the infatuation is nothing more than the very loud ringing of a very hollow bell.
In short...
The Footman And I is a very good first offering in the Footman's Club series. And a quite refreshing
take on the quest to marry for love in the aristocracy.
You go boys!
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Reading Progress
October 31, 2020
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2020-reads
October 31, 2020
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adult
October 31, 2020
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clever-quirk
October 31, 2020
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drama-drama-drama
October 31, 2020
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family-drama
October 31, 2020
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favorites
October 31, 2020
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great-leading-man-boy
October 31, 2020
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hard-to-beat-heroines
October 31, 2020
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heart-warming-feel-good-read
October 31, 2020
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historical
October 31, 2020
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net-galley
October 31, 2020
– Shelved as:
oh-how-romantic
October 31, 2020
– Shelved as:
one-sitting-wonder
October 31, 2020
– Shelved as:
want-to-read-series
October 31, 2020
– Shelved as:
romance-romance-romance-challenge
October 31, 2020
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frishawn-s-bookish-hoard
October 31, 2020
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Finished Reading
