The Dreadful Debutante

The Royal Ambition Series, Vol. 1

By: M. C. Beaton

Narrated by: Lindy Nettleton

Arranging a season for an unruly young lady whose habit is to enter drawing rooms by sliding down banisters presents a challenge at best - especially since the hoydenish Mira has a sister of incomparable grace and beauty.

Mira isn’t at all daunted by the local society and its ridiculous marriage mart. Her heart belongs to Lord Charles, who has been the object of her dreams ever since she was a child. But alas, Charles has eyes only for her ever-perfect sister, Drusilla.

Along the sidelines, the Marquess of Grantley enjoys Mira’s jealous antics - although pushing her sister into the fountains has practically ruined her social cachet. It is up to him to restore her to respectability and make her an eligible bride once again. When he succeeds, however, the lovelorn marquess will begin to wish he had left well enough alone.

©1994 Marion Chesney (P)2014 AudioGO

Wrong title

Dreadful Debutant is the wrong title for this delightful rom com. Marquis and the truth” might be more appropriate.

Enjoyed

This was a sweet story. It follows the usual patterns of balls and proper presentation of daughters to find husbands.
The narrator was wonderful.

Great little story

Sweet and funny romance. Nice that there are love stories without all the trashy sex scenes.

Cute

I liked it. There were many very funny moments. The romance was adorable, and I loved how much jealousy there was - lol in Regency novels that is usually glossed over, but this one really showed off the true nature of those worried about what others think.

There are 2 issues I have, though. First the writing style jumps from one topic & and pov to another in the same chapter...it gets confusing. Also, the narrator was way too slow. I turned up the speed to 1.15.

Other than that I enjoyed the story.

Fun

I’ve always enjoyed these Chesney Regencies, even when I’ve listened to them before. Sure, there are some implausibilities, but they’re still fun to use as light fare between more serious books.