❁ lilyreadsromance (and other stuffs too) ❁'s Reviews > An Accidental Countess

3.5 stars

This book depicted alcoholism quite realistically, I think.

Anyway, the widowed Earl of Laughton was supposed to marry his betrothed the next day when he decided to drink himself out and rashly got married to his mistress instead. Our heroine, Livinia, the mistress in this situation tried to persuade the man but in the end decided to become his wife willingly because she longed to be accepted by the members of the peers.

First of all, I really love these two main characters. They are flawed, damaged and in need of fixing. Especially our hero. I think the main focus of this book is his inability to function without the aid of alcohol. You can see his struggles, his method of coping for his feeling of inadequacy and grief over the death of his first wife.

It was, overall, a very satisfying read. However, because of the way the story unraveled in the end, I dislike his reactions to what happened. I need him to grovel so much for what he did to Lavinia. Hell, Lavinia was the bigger man in that situation and the fact that she apologized to him for what she puts him through just didn't ring well with me.

But other than that, it's a very good story and I'll be watching more of this author upcoming releases.