Book: Book Of Love
Series: Sweetness and Light
Publication Day: 20 April 2021
Cordelia is busy, focused, worried about the future of her fledgling
bookbinding business. When a handsome man stops her on the street to pester her
with questions, she gives him the consideration he deserves: none.
That handsome man happens to be the Duke of Stroud, and he finds Cordelia’s
hostility hilarious. He gives chase, if only for the pleasure of provoking her
again.
He thinks life is a game. She doesn’t play around.
Within days of meeting Cordelia, Stroud sets a marching band on a matchmaking
mama, defaces a local monument, and ropes Cordelia into a round of his favorite
game.
In that same time, Cordelia stitches together the complete works of Mary
Wollstonecraft, enthusiastically devotes herself to a petition demanding
expanded legal rights for married women, and beats Stroud at his own game.
She defies all expectations. So does he.
Most people dismiss Stroud as a fool—himself included. When Cordelia sees past
his lighthearted facade, he’s terrified and also... in love?
Stroud barges into Cordelia’s life, offering her all the material and sensual
temptations she’s learned to do without. She usually has willpower to spare,
but turning him down takes all of it, and then some. He’s oddly irresistible.
Or maybe they’re perfect for one another.
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Erin Satie’s distinctive story telling once again shines in BOOK OF LOVE, book two in the Sweetness and Light series. I not only love Satie’s unique characters but how she weaves social history into the narrative.
Cordelia Kelly is alone and trying to forge her way in the world. To stay true to herself and her beliefs, she has left behind a comfortable but shackled life, and has been shunned by her family. She is forced to turn her love of bookbinding into a job; she loves the art of it, but she also needs to survive, and this is not an easy task for a single female in Victorian London.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, we have Alistair Chandos, Duke of Stroud. He lives a most advantageous life in many respects, yet he willingly acts the fool. As a large child and later adult, Alistair was keen for people to accept him, to not physically fear him. He has never shaken off his ‘fool’ persona and doesn’t recognise the wasted potential and opportunity he has as a titled person, and a duke at that.
This isn’t a romance about opposites attracting because Cordelia and Alistair are on different solar systems in terms of their circumstances, their beliefs and how they conduct themselves. What Satie has done so well is bringing to life these diverse characters, and letting them be themselves, warts and all. She allows them to communicate in their own way. It’s not always polite and the messages are hard to swallow at times, but Cordelia and Alistair get a better understanding of themselves based on these interactions. And I love that the changes these characters make is ultimately to better themselves, and not for the approval of others.
This book is ideal for fans of original narratives, determined heroines, and an interest in the restrictions of Victorian life, especially for women. I’ve been waiting some time for this book and it was worth the wait.
Review copy courtesy of Netgalley and Inkslinger PR
Erin is a California native who’s lived on the coasts and in the heartland, in tiny city apartments and on a working farm. She studied art history in both college and graduate school—research is always her favorite part of starting a new book.
Her favorite part of finishing a book, whether reading or writing, is the happily ever after.
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