It Takes a Scandal by Caroline Linden
Every historical romance author has at least one Beauty and the Beast story to be exorcised from her system.

Every historical romance author has at least one Beauty and the Beast story to be exorcised from her system.

I think it’s time the author and myself spend some time apart.

Mommy, I’m bored. Can this series end now?

The first half is magical, while the second half is made of pure disappointment.

The romantic aspects are horrible, but everything else is almost magical.

Welcome to WTF La La Land, where boys will be girls will be boys and oh just kill me now.

Why write about alcoholism only to resolve it unrealistically?

A short story that hits the spot – nice!

The plot needs characters and twists that have to stray outside the formula. Not that there is any chance of that happening here, so…

This one defies the idea of fun and embraces terminal boredom. Yawn.
