Lady Claire Is All That (Keeping Up with the Cavendishes, #3)

by Maya Rodale

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She’s all that and a big brain too.

***3.5 stars***

Unfortunately, I can’t say I’m a big fan of Lady Claire Is All That. I found the characters shallow and very self-absorbed. The hero is a good-looking, privileged man who has been able to live a relatively easy life. His two main focuses in life up until now have been sports and women. The heroine has lived her life in America with her family but has just moved to London when her brother inherits a dukedom. Her main focus in life is maths and numbers. The two of them live their lives in their own little bubbles.

Lord Fox has been jilted and his male pride a little bruised. To prove he is all man and still someone to be admired, he accepts a wager by a “friend” to make an American intellect who wears glasses into the belle of the ball. He meets Lady Claire and expects the job to be easy. A smile here…a little flirting there…she’ll be so charmed that he’ll be having her follow his lead in no time.

Think again Lord Fox…think again.

Lady Claire has plans for her big brain. Now that she is in London Lady Claire hopes to get the opportunity to use her amazing mathematical abilities. Unfortunately, her aunt, the Duchess, has other plans. Ladies do not show their intelligence. Her aunt wants Claire and her sisters married off to well-established families in London and push the girls to act more ladylike. Claire is not looking for a husband and talks maths as much as possible to scare off eligible bachelors. If only Lord Fox would take the hint. It seems that talking maths is not enough to deter him.

Lady Claire and Lord Fox spend quite a lot of time together and start to enjoy each others company. The wager is still in place but Lord Fox is coming to regret his hasty decision. Lady Claire thought she should be with an intelligent man, not a man who prefers to play a sport instead of using his brain. Lord Fox thought that he should be with a woman with similar interests. Neither are sure they are meant for each but can’t deny their attraction.

The storyline for Lady Claire Is All That appealed to me. At times, I liked the characters but more times than not Lady Claire going on and on about her big brain drove me crazy. It wasn’t much better with Lord Fox being so consumed with his good looks and ability to win everything he plays at. The author repeats it often and dedicates paragraphs and paragraphs to the same topic each chapter. I got it the first 5 times.

I did enjoy parts of the story and loved how it ended. My enjoyment would have increased if the characters weren’t so self-absorbed through most of the book. I have not read the first two books in this series and to be honest, I don’t plan to go back and check them out.

Not every author can be your perfect match. Maya Rodale is a well-known romance author with a backlog that proves her success. To each, his own and all that jazz, don't judge this book on my opinion alone. Take the time to read what other's say, and you may find Lady Claire Is All That appeals to your mind, appeals to your senses and works perfectly for you.





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