Mr. Malcolm's List
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE It is a truth universally acknowledged that an arrogant bachelor insistent on a wife who meets the strictest of requirements—deserves his comeuppance. The Honourable Mr. Jeremy Malcolm is searching for a wife, but not just any wife. As the target of matchmaking mothers and desperate debutantes, he's determined to avoid the fortune hunters and find a near-perfect woman, one who will meet the qualifications on his well-crafted list. But after years of searching, he's beginning to despair of ever finding this paragon. Until Selina Dalton arrives in town. Selina, a vicar's daughter of limited means and a stranger to high society, is thrilled when her friend Julia Thistlewaite invites her to London, until she learns it's all part of a plot to exact revenge on Mr. Malcolm. Selina is reluctant to participate in Julia's scheme, especially after meeting the irresistible Mr. Malcolm, who appears to be very different from the arrogant scoundrel of Julia's description. But when Mr. Malcolm begins judging Selina against his unattainable standards, Selina decides that she has some qualifications of her own. And if he is to meet them he must reveal the real man behind...Mr. Malcolm's List.
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3.5 stars. The thing about regency romances I've noticed is that they're SO LONG. This one is not. It's almost novella length, so the story feels like it moves at a much better pace. I also liked that the “villain” is more spoiled rich girl than truly crappy person & therefore can learn & feel bad about her actions rather than being one-dimensional.
All that being said, while this story was enjoyable, it was Hallmark movie rather than Oscar-worthy entertainment.
last quarter of the book fell short, overall fell short :-(
i really thought this was gonna be some sort of feminist take and it had a lot of potential to be a jane austen novel with the commentary on steroids but unfortunately that wasn't the case. dear reader, i... wish there wasn't any marrying once again
also i would've married henry ossory on the spot js
Mr. Malcolm's List was truly a middle-of-the-road read. Parts were very amusing, but not the characters weren't developed enough to truly engage with the story.
I didn't realize going into it that it was a novella, so it was a quick read! It was very tell-not-show, so the characters felt very flat. Motivations and actions switched without really building a groundwork why they would do that. After Julia's efforts at the masquerade party, she switches to rooting for Selina and Mr. Malcom after about 5 minutes of consideration. Her motives were always not great, but it still didn't make sense for her to change her mind so quickly.
If you're going to read Mr. Malcolm's List read it for the plethora of romance tropes and ridiculous situations it manages to squeeze into a relatively short time!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
