Book one-hundred-and-twenty-one: Pleasure for Pleasure

Pleasure for Pleasure (2006)
Eloisa James

Rating: 3/5
[The 115: 7/115]

Yay! Mayne finally gets a book of his very own. That poor character has been dragged about and taken the blame to save everyone’s reputation for two series now. I’m glad he finally got his own say.

Overall, I liked this series better than the Dutchess Quartet. I think it has more cohesion and better pacing. I also liked the characters more and felt there was more variety in the plots of the four instalments. The similarities to Shakespeare throughout the series are also very interesting.

Pleasure for Pleasure's heroine, Josephine Essex, is quick of wit and lush with unfashionable curves. Nicknamed “The Scottish Sausage” within a week of her debut on the marriage market, her chances of matrimony look dim. So Josie does what no proper young lady should – she challenges fate. She allows the scandalous Earl of Mayne to take her under his tutelage, discards her corset and flirts outrageously…

Shakespeare 's play title, Measure for Measure, refers to a person receiving the punishment they deserve. In this novel, Josie gives precisely what she deserves: Pleasure for Pleasure.

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Finished: Saturday 28/7