Price of Privilege Book Review

Book Description

Having finally discovered the truth of her birthright, Julia Elliston is determined to outwit Chance Macy at his own game. Holding a secret he’d kill to keep, however, is proving more difficult than she imagined.

Just when Julia thinks she’s managed to untangle herself from Macy’s clutches, he changes tactics with a risky ploy. As the scandal of the century breaks loose, drawing rooms all over London whisper what so far newspapers have not dared to print: Macy’s lost bride is none other than Lord Pierson’s daughter–and one of the most controversial cases of marital law ever seen comes before Victorian courts.

Though Julia knows Macy’s version of events is another masterful manipulation, public opinion is swaying in his favor. Caught in a web of deceit and lies, armed only with a fledgling faith, Julia must face her fiercest trial yet.

My Thoughts

Before I started this book, I was already imagining the gushing review I would eventually write. I mean, this series has been in a word – EPIC. At the time of publication, I don’t recall there being anything like it in Christian fiction. Since then, I’m sure that has changed since Regency books have exploded in their availability…I just haven’t caught up to reading them.

I listened to this as an audiobook rather than reading it like I did the first two. While I absolutely adored hearing this narrator (hello, British accent) and the lovely prose that flowed from Dotta’s pen, I struggled to get into this story. The beginning was painfully slow. I get it – Julia was spending her first days as a newlywed, thinking that things were finally about to settle down. But still… I stopped listening after the first 4 or 5 chapters because I just could not connect with anything.

However, after a few months of seeing it eyeball me as being unfinished, I started it all over again. This second time, I challenged myself to really savor the writing (Dotta’s skill with language is exceptional). By the middle, I was fully engrossed in the story and the ending was something I never saw coming by a mile.

Do I recommend this book? Absolutely 100%, although I think if I had read it instead of listened to it, I would have enjoyed it even more. That, plus having to start over from the very beginning to reattempt it, is the only reason for docking it down one star. The series as a whole is one of the best ever written, and fans of Regency fiction would be remiss if they did not add it to their shelves.

4 Stars

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