Language: G (5 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Three years ago Lady Ela was a naïve young girl who was betrayed by her jealous best friend and doubly betrayed by family and friends who refused to believe her innocence. Sent to the hinterlands to a remote boarding school, Ela plots revenge and reinvents herself as Miss Lyra Whitley - ready to sweep into the receiving rooms and ballrooms of the ton of London and exact her revenge.
Loved it! I’m just not sure how strong Regency-style romances are in your libraries. A couple of years ago I had a group of girls who wanted scandalous books and this completely fits the bill. And bonus - it is a clean read - which seems to be harder and harder to find in YA nowadays. Ela/Lyra shows us the machinations of London society and is a strong character (with a little deux ex machina), who learns real lessons, besides finding love. Ela/Lyra is South Asian, her love interest is described as having dark skin; most of the characters are default white
Cindy Mitchell, Library Teacher, MLS
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