{"id":27944,"date":"2026-10-29T21:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T01:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=27944"},"modified":"2026-10-30T22:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T02:18:05","slug":"the-wisteria-society-of-lady-scoundrels-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/27944","title":{"rendered":"The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels<\/em><\/a> (2021) India Holton<\/a> (Dangerous Damsels #1)<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>Set in alternative Victorian England<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m flattered. She has actually employed an assassin?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d the man said in a dire tone. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd does this assassin have a name?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cEduardo de Luca.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cItalian,\u201d Cecilia said, disappointment withering each syllable. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou need to be a bit older before you can attract a proper assassin, my dear,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“The countryside is rife with scurvy.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThat is caused by fruit deprivation, Aunty.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cPrecisely! Do you see any orchards out there?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cBut, Aunty,\u201d Cecilia said, \u201cyou shouldn\u2019t be out here. It\u2019s dangerous.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI am a pirate terror, my dear.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYes, but it\u2019s also cold. You\u2019ll catch pneumonia.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cNonsense. Pneumonia is only for young ladies whose aunts wish to repress them so that they never become independent and leave said aunts alone.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cover design by Katie Anderson Cover art by Dawn Cooper<\/p>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Cecilia Bassingthwaite, Miss Darlington, Cilla, Pleasance, Eduardo de Luca \/ Ned Lightbourne \/ Teddy Luxe, Alexander O\u2019Riley, Isabella Armitage, Patrick Morvath, Constantinopla Brown, Miss Jane Fairweather, Miss Muriel Fairweather, Tom Eames, Jacobsen, Queen Victoria, Frederick Bassingthwaite, Duarte Leveport of Valando, Major Candent, Dr. Lumes, Captain Anne Brown, Lieutenant Fluthian<\/p>\n

Publisher: Berkley<\/p>\n

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

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (2021) India Holton (Dangerous Damsels #1) Set in alternative Victorian England \u201cI\u2019m flattered. 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