Today’s post is on The Arrangement by Mary Balogh. It is 366
pages long and is published by Delacorte Press. The cover has the main
character Vincent on it looking handsome. It is the second her The Survivor’s
Club series but you do not have to have read the first one volume to understand
the story. There is mild foul language, sex, and no violence in this novel. The
story is told from third person close of the main characters. There Be Spoilers
Ahead.
From the back of the book- Desperate to escape his mother’s
match-making, Vincent Hunt, Viscount Darleigh, flees to a remote country
village. But even there, another marital trap is sprung. So when Miss Sophia
Fry’s intervention on his behalf finds her unceremoniously booted from her
guardian’s home, Vincent is compelled to act. He may have been blinded in
battle, but he can see a solution to both their problems: marriage. Reluctant at
first, Sophia agrees to Vincent’s proposal. But how can an all-consuming fire
burn from such a cold arrangement?
Review- A cute story about to kind characters making a life
together and being happy. I enjoyed the simplicity of this novel with likable
characters making the best of their lives. Vincent is trying to retake control
of his life and Sophia needs someone to give her a chance to have a life at all.
Sophia is not going to let her unscrupulous family members trick Vincent into
marrying her cousin and Vincent is not going to let a young woman be tossed
into the gutter. So they make a choice to have an arranged marriage between the
two of them. Of course people wonder about it and them but Sophia and Vincent
make themselves known and they make it work. There are no big
misunderstandings, no big fights, just two reasonable people who want to have lives
of their own. A very enjoyable read.
I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing
for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.
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