This book was written by an author who clearly knows what she's doing. I wanted to hear much more from the sidekicks, mostly because I liked them so much (but also because I'd have loved for the main characters to shut up already).

This was an enjoyable read. The story was interesting and you could picture yourself in many of the scenes. it was well written for the time period. ( )

After a few seasons without landing a husband, this season is Miss Amanda Bowen’s last chance or she is destined to be a spinster. Amanda doesn’t mind but her grandmother is determined to marry her off. To stop her grandmother’s plans, Amanda gets Sir Digby Knottswood to agree to pretend to court her. Sir Digby reluctantly agrees but his attention is soon drawn to Amanda’s cousin Lady Pamela Waring. Amanda finds herself drawn to Sir Digby’s nephew Keith, the Marquees of Saville – too bad he seems enamored with her stepmother Lurlene.

For the most part, “The Undoing of Lord Saville” is a nicely done Regency Romance by Maria Greene. I loved reading as the romance between Keith and Amanda unfolded and grew – the chemistry between the two is nicely done and I loved the witty conversations the two of them had. Green threw a well done obstacle in their path – Keith’s seeming continued obsession with Lurlene – and takes her time explaining Keith’s actions. When she does explain his actions, she does it quite well and makes Keith a more sympathetic character (even if he does have a bit of a cruel streak). The romance between Pamela and Digby was also well done (although Greene is a bit mean at times in her description of Digby) and adds a nice touch of humor to the book. The one weak spot in the book for me was Lurlene – there wasn’t one redeeming characteristic about her and it was hard to understand why both Keith and Amanda’s father – both intelligent men – fell for her.

“The Undoing of Lord Saville” is a nicely done Regency Romance. ( )

I enjoyed this book enough to keep reading. I have been reading regency romances quite a bit lately. They are my go to for stress so maybe I have just read too many, but this one was certainly predictable. To be fair, you almost always know who the main characters are and that they will end up with each other. However, you can almost guess right after meeting Lady Pamala that she will end up with Sir Digby. It was actually the other characters that made this book worth the read. I enjoyed their stories more than the main story. Amanda's younger step mother, her besotted father, her grandmother, cousin and great aunt. Those were some great characters. But the main story left some things to be desired... there was no actual drama, no actual events to cause the rifts... just weird misunderstandings and dialogue. And, unfortunately, witty harsh dialogue does not a romance novel make. ( )

This was an enjoyable, quick read. It held my interest to the end. It's been many years since I've read a regency romance.
The period vocabulary struck me as I was reading. (I had to look up the word "sibilant" as I could not remember what it meant.) There was not a lot of explanation about the customs of the day. A reader new to historical romance might not understand much about Almack's, Gretna Green, or social conduct of the characters.

All in all, it was a fun, light read. ( )