{"id":20715,"date":"2022-08-28T21:25:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T01:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=20715"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:26:32","slug":"the-soldiers-scoundrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/20715","title":{"rendered":"The Soldier’s Scoundrel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Soldier’s Scoundrel<\/a><\/em> (2016) Cat Sebastian<\/a> (The Turner Series)<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>Set in England in ~1815<\/p>\n

To be honest, I have avoided reading this book for ages, because the cover squicks me out. <\/p>\n

Luckily, neither character is anything at all like the models. <\/p>\n

Oliver sold his commission after taking a bullet to the back of his knee. Now he is back in England and doesn’t know what to do with himself.<\/p>\n

Miss Sutherland intervened, looking up from her embroidery. \u201cMr. Rivington will avoid this house entirely if he is chastised about his clothing and his modes of exercise every time he enters it.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cFrankly, I don\u2019t think Oliver has anyone else to chastise him, so if I hold back, and consequently he\u2019s mistaken for a dockworker or stable boy, think of how upsetting that will be for him.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jack started his life in service, but now works for himself, solving the problems of others in service–and of wealthy women. <\/p>\n

after he set up his business two years ago, he had been offended by his clients\u2019 lies and omissions, but now he sometimes wished they would simply walk into his office, throw a wad of banknotes onto his desk, and leave him to untangle their lives without any distractions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He is unpleasantly startled when Oliver accuses him of taking money from Charlotte, Oliver’s sister.<\/p>\n

Jack refuses to explain what he did to earn that money, which just angers Oliver.<\/p>\n

The story has a bit of a mystery–mainly who stole the letters from Mrs Wraxhall, and why. It’s an ok mystery, but the main story is Jack and Oliver.<\/p>\n

That part is fine, but although I don’t dislike Jack and Oliver, and don’t like them nearly as much as Georgie and Lawrence.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Avon Impulse<\/p>\n

Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Soldier’s Scoundrel (2016) Cat Sebastian (The Turner Series) Set in England in ~1815 To be honest, I have avoided reading this book for ages, because the cover squicks me out. Luckily, neither character is anything at all like the models. Oliver sold his commission after taking a bullet to the back of his knee. 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