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

by Maya Rodale

[Lindsey Gray]

In the third novel of the Keeping Up with the Cavendishes Series, we focus on the eldest Cavendish, Lady Claire. She has beauty and brains. Brains that she doesn't mind flaunting in every ballroom since arriving in England. This is not done as a lady in polite society thus makes her stand out to several of the ton.

Lord Fox is a man used to winning at everything, yet his academic skills are seriously lacking. His constant rival, Mowbray, is tired of Fox always lording over everything and makes a wager to keep him distracted long enough to win something for himself. Mowbray wagers his prized race horse against something Fox will fight to keep above all cost. The bet? Fox has until the Cavendish Ball to make Lady Claire Cavendish popular. Once Fox officially meets Claire, he realizes the task might not be as simple as he once thought.

Though in most readers minds, I'm sure they thought the bet was outrageous, but it had a specific point. To show the world that two complete and total opposites could be practically perfect for each other in every way. Rodale gives her readers two intricate and defined characters at opposite ends of the spectrum. Witty banter and lustful longing develop a relationship between the pair that at the beginning I didn't believe was possible. One analogy I loved in the novel was about Fox and Claire being puzzle pieces. They have different curves and edges, but when placed together, they are a perfect fit.

On another note, this series is rather interesting in that it all takes place at roughly the same time. Each sibling has their own story about what happens when they debut into London society after the only male inherits the title of Duke. Now that we have all three sisters story, I'm on pins and needles waiting for brother James' turn in It's Hard Out Here for a Duke.

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.