If you are a fan of "Bridgerton", a recent NetFlix period drama, then you are going to really enjoy this book. Set in 1818 England, Kitty Talbot has one thing on her mind. THat is snagging herself a rich husband. Now, before you think she is a money-grabbing wench, she is doing this out of duty and for the benefit of her sisters. However, can she fit into the Ton and society without looking out of place?

This is a book that I really enjoyed, it has all the glamour and societal expectations but it is one full of learning curves for Kitty. Coming to London she is well out of her league, she knows what she wants but she doesn't revolve around the high society echelons. You cannot just walk up to a Countess. Lord or Lady, you have to be properly introduced. This is a problem for Kitty as she hasn't any connections, well she does have the connections of her Aunt, but they could be, well dubious!

This is a fun read and one that I really enjoyed, there are reasons for Kitty's actions and when she catches the eye of a certain young, some to be rich, the gentleman then she thinks all she has to do is convince him and his family of her respectability. One problem, he has an older brother!

I did like Kitty, she is a feisty young woman who is determined, to say the least. The downside to her is that she doesn't have the 'breeding' for what she is to embark on. But, to be fair she learns to hold her own. there are some wonderful battles she has to deal with and her 'breeding' does stand her in good stead for the most part.

The storyline at times reminded me a little of Pride and Prejudice as well as the TV series Bridgerton ( I have only watched the 1st one!). It felt like a mix of history with the excitement of a modern story but in costume. This is a fun read, but it also does highlight society of the time. It does have the feel of a Young Adult story at times.

Enjoyable, fun, and fast-paced story that I really enjoyed and I would happily recommend.

Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for access to this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

In need of some romance? Suffering from Bridgerton withdrawal? In need of a tall, dark and surly book boyfriend? Then, this book has you covered!

What I loved:
- Our MC's drive to secure a future for her siblings, no matter the cost to her personally, feels authentic and realistic of the time, and yet had me laughing along at her actions and the resulting consequences.
- The entire de Lacy family with their contrasting personalities has me hoping we may see them crop up in future books (please Sophie Irwin!!). I need to see more of Archie!
- The opposites attract/ enemies to lovers is brilliantly executed here! The tension, the back and forth, it's everything I hoped for!
- How easy it was to slip into. You don't need knowledge of the regency era or any historical knowledge really; there's enough to give you background but not so much as to overwhelm a reader.

What could've been better:
- For me, the wrap up suffered from being tied up a little too quickly. I needed a bit more of a pay off at the end, but all in all this was a fun read!

Read if you like:
- Bridgerton, Jane Austen style wit, Historical Romance reads
- Enemies to lovers
- Opposites attract

It's worth noting that whilst this novel is Bridgerton-esque, it doesn't have any steam, rather the implication; whilst that's not a problem for me, I don't want anyone to go in with spicy expectations!

First, thank you for the NetGalley and the publisher. I had no expectations for this book, however, I had good fun, a nice romance here (not too much and not erotic at all, few kisses), I love Kitty my spectacular heroine, the perfect person to save the family. I started this book and finished it in one sit and I will read it again, just grabbed me, it's an amazing book.

This book hit me just at the exact right time, when I was suffering a bit of Bridgerton withdrawal (though it's very different) and needed cheering up.

It's a cozy sort of Regency, with less focus on the sexy times (yup, that's the official phrase for it) and more on the build up to the beginnings of a relationship instead. Kitty Talbot's parents have died, leaving her and her sisters with a mountain of debts and an unprosperous future. As the eldest, it's her duty to get married to the richest man she can find, as quickly as possible, feelings be damned. But can she trick her way into the ton? And what will happen when Lord Radcliffe figures out what she's trying to do with with his brother...

I enjoyed the banter between hero and heroine, the tension and the wrestling with moral dilemmas. It was a light, fun read and I'd definitely come back to this author for more of the same.

I must start by saying that this is not a category that I normally read, but I absolutely loved this romcom. From the very beginning I was kept smiling and at times giggling with the way that Kitty behaved so outrageously in order to achieve her man. I read the book in one day as it was so compelling.
The story and characters are full of life based upon Regency upper crust lifestyle.

This was the perfect book to fill the post-Bridgerton shaped hole in my heart. A delightful Regency romance!

I received this book via NetGalley and give it my honest opinion,

I tried to really like this book but sadly it just wasn't for me, I guess I just don't enjoy regency style. I am not a Pride and Prejudices type of reader. However, this book was,written well and if you like this style I guess it would be easy to read. I really wanted to enjoy it but just wasn't my genre. No fault of the book or author I just chose the wrong book.

This was a fun read. It was well written and the cast of characters were varied and interesting. I found ot to be a pleasant read.

I absolutely loved this book! I love Regency era books as I find it all so interesting so this was right up my street. I was so excited when I was approved to read this arc.
First of all, I loved the characters and I loved watching them interact with each other and develop. Kitty was so family orientated that she was prepared to put her own happiness aside for the sake of her siblings and ultimately, I think that is what got her the happy ending she so clearly deserved.
I think the book was true to Regency style life with the class hierarchy and no mentions of sex or any kind of intimacies beyond kissing, I actually found this charming and it really added that extra something for me.
Beautifully written debut and I'm excited to see what Sophie Irwin writes next!

Thank you HarperCollinsUK Harper Fiction and Netgalley for the chance to read and review this arc.

Thank you Harper Collins and NetGalley for the e-arc of A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Like many I have read Pride and Prejudice, and have devoured Bridgerton, so was hopeful that this Regency set tale would be as fun and engaging. Kitty Talbot is the eldest daughter, and following the death of her parents needs to take care of her sisters, and save their home, which is at risk to debtors. Kitty sees her only route to do this is to marry well and to do this, she must leave her home and go to London, launching herself into society and hopefully a wealthy match.

If you’ve watched or read the Bridgerton books, then you’ll have an awareness of the Ton, and the rather rigid echelons of society that Kitty is obliged to climb, and the varying pitfalls that she needs to circumnavigate to achieve her goal, in particular Lord Radcliffe, who is vehemently opposed to Kitty marrying his brother.

This book takes you on a journey through a regency London season, and Kitty’s entertaining adventures as she pulls Lord Radcliffe into her travails.

Sophie Irwin delivers a period accurate view of regency society, that educates without lecturing and truly entertains, with the inclusion of a few tropes that deliver a satisfying and fun read.

This book was very, very slow and at times I found it a little boring, especially the first half.
It'll appeal to Pride and Prejudice fans, it's essentially the same story, except where Lizzie has a great will of character Kitty is very lacking in any character or personality and the Lord doesn't have Darcy's charm/character either and both lack their substance. Also the side characters have nothing on it either. I'm a big fan of Pride and Prejudice, so I think if you're going to go this route, you should do it right.

Kitty is essentially a gold digger, who even rejects well off men as they are not well off enough for her, even though she doesn't have a penny to her name and is in a great amount of debt.

It's not very much of a romance, there's not really much between the two leads at all, in fact I was hoping for a romance between other side characters as there was more chemistry between Archie and Selby and Lady Radcliffe and the Aunt, but alas, no luck.

It's obviously not historically accurate, which is fine, it's not what I need in a romance, but when the Lord says 'Point' when in agreement, it lifted me out of it a bit too much, that's far too modern, and kind of 'dude-bro' too.

But otherwise it was a pleasant read and there were some send ups of the classics (a joke about how all they do is go from house to house was a good one due to that's a funny criticism of P&P). There were also a couple of laughs in there, especially about the judgement of the cat. It's a nice piece of escapism. It just dragged a lot.

What a delightful book! I’ve seen reviews compare this to Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, and it some ways it is: both Regency England with a few Americanisms thrown in, both have the enemies to lovers trope. But this is distinctly different. Kitty Talbot is very much her own woman, responsible for her sisters and determined to steer her own course in the world. She needs a rich husband to save her family home and give her sisters the choices that Kitty no longer has.

The POVs shift constantly and the narrative is handled deftly with wit and warmth. Kitty is a flawed character; single-minded in her pursuit of a husband and a little less kind because of it. She learns so much about herself as she progresses through the novel and this particular element of the plot is so compelling.

Don’t read it if you’re expecting a slightly steamy Regency romp - this isn’t that. It’s more Austen than it is Quinn.

I enjoyed this so much, I’m hoping for some sequels. What happens to Cecily? What about Archie? Then there’s Amelia too? Please can we have more?

Move over coho I think I may have another favourite author to rival you!
Firstly thank you to netgalley and harper Collins for the preview copy.

I thought that given the title and my love of Bridgerton and downtown abbey I might like this but I never expected to love it as much as I did. This is regency rom com at its best for me.
This was a genuinely fun and lighthearted read that I devoured in just a couple of days.

The writing is fast paced and very easy to read and I adored how our leading lady kitty was so strong, fierce, quick witted and easy to fall in love with.

The vivid imagery was also amazing , I felt completely immersed in a world of beautiful balls, dinners and promenades.

This book doesn’t have any steamy scenes so a little warning to those fresh from Bridgeton but trust me it's still definitely worth a
read.

I can’t wait to read the second instalment due to come out next year and would highly recommend

Thank you for the opportunity to review this new novel.

I think I expected other things and was disappointed, but that's on me, not the book.

A sparkling, witty, engaging and sometimes poignant battle of the sexes and classes. Kitty Talbot is determined to do all she can to snag herself a rich husband for the sake of her sisters' survival and to keep the creditors at bay. Heading to London to ingratiate herself into high society, she meets both suitors and challenges, not least the mysterious Lord Radcliffe who thinks he can see through Kitty's act and return her to her rightful place. It's just a joy to read.
It's like Jane Austen with a dash of William Makepeace Thackeray.

This book has strong Bridgerton vibes and is pretty similar to Pride & Prejudice. While this isn’t a bad thing it doesn’t quite live up to Jane Austen and so feels like it falls short at some points. You would also need to be somewhat familiar with regency set stories as the author mentions the ton but doesn’t really offer any explanation about this or high society.
This is an enemies to lovers story that is very PG 13 which fits in with the regency style but it’s less of a slow burn and more that all of a sudden they seem to have feelings for each other. I’d have liked more of a transition to this and more secret tension building moments.
As with many rom coms I found the story predictable – although this wasn’t a problem for me, I imagine there are some people who want a bit more adventure and excitement from a story. I feel that the characters could have been a bit better developed, I’m not sure that we really learnt much about Kitty other than she is quick witted and determined in her search for a rich husband.
The predictability and writing style made this an easy read that I breezed through quickly. Although it wasn’t the most exciting regency rom com there were some witty lines that had me smiling and I was left satisfied with the ending.

Thank you to HarperCollins and NetGalley for the ARC.

Regency fans, this book is definitely for you!
A whirlwind of a book, with many tropes that I love to see. I was definitely gripped, as I did not put the book down and read it all in one go (staying up late is always a sign of a good read).
It's not a complex plot and the simplicity works wonders in this case - the eldest sister searching for a rich husband to save their family from ruin.
Overall an enjoyable and fun read.

I really enjoyed this regency-set story of a gentleman's daughter out to find a suitably wealthy match in London society before the bailiffs turf her and her sisters out of their family home. Kitty Talbot is an engaging lead character, and through her eyes we get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to make it in the upper echelons of society. I found this fascinating - birth right is not enough - one needs connections, and even then, there are myriad obstacles to navigate to gain access to all the places one must be seen if one wants to make a match: manners and behaviour, dress, wealth (or lackthereof), family reputation. Kitty navigates these gamely, and not entirely without allies, but is keenly aware that time is ticking and that the future of her sisters hangs precariously on whether she can pull it off. I liked her main rival turned ally - there's a hint of the Kate Sharma / Anthony Bridgerton dynamic between them, which works really well.

It's clear, too, that Sophie Irwin has researched the period in great depth, though the book wears this very lightly, providing wonderful detail without it ever feeling like a history lecture (not that I'd personally mind that, but it would probably ruin the pace).

Very glad to have read it, and looking forward to purchasing when it's published.

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting was a fun, quick, frolicking romp through high society London in the 19th century. My utmost thanks to HarperCollins and NetGalley for the ARC.

Kitty Talbot needs a fortune to save her sisters from poverty. Unfortunately, the year is 1818 and the only way for her to secure a fortune is to secure a wealthy husband. She takes to London with one of her younger sisters in the hopes of ensnaring a young man to wed. Unfortunately, the discerning and infuriating Lord Radcliffe is wise to her shenanigans and seems to put a stop to her scheming at every turn.

This is an entertaining enemies to lovers tale that is perfectly suited for readers needing to scratch their Bridgerton itch. The characters were well written, the dialogue fit the time period, and the story was over before I knew it. The book has some great feminist elements even though it's a time period that didn't lend itself to the movement. Kitty is a great forward thinking heroine and I would love to see this story continue as a series.

Riding in on the coat-tails of streaming-sensation ‘Bridgerton’ and all things Regencycore comes this novel, ‘A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting’ by Sophie Irwin.

Kitty, a young woman reeling from the deaths of both her parents and a broken engagement, needs a fortune to secure her future, that of her sisters and her family home. With the help of her bookish sister, Cecily, plus an ‘aunt’ from her parents’ past, and various devious ploys, she must find a way for them to infiltrate the aristocracy during The Season to land herself a wealthy husband before it’s too late.

When I requested this proof, I had the impression that this would be a punchy, somewhat adventurous version of a Jane Austen novel but the punches and adventure never really came. The society events and balls, the scheming and the snobbery were all fairly predictable, not least the outcome of Kitty’s search for a husband. (If the reader is even vaguely familiar with ‘Pride and Prejudice’, they will recognise the trope immediately.) That said, some of the characters were fun – more from slippery Lord Selbourne and from Aunt Dorothy would have been great – and there was a flurry of action towards the end of the novel which enlivened things for a few pages but was then over and dealt with fairly swiftly.

I have no doubt that many will enjoy this book, in part due to its similarities to ‘Bridgerton’ and the novels of Jane Austen, particularly ‘Pride and Prejudice’. The question over the likelihood of Kitty, her sister and her aunt being accepted into London’s Society aside, the novel has plenty of research behind it, too, though some of this isn’t explained, for example, the ‘ton’ is mentioned regularly but with no explanation for readers not already au fait with Regency life.

Overall, I found this read an enjoyable enough diversion and I wouldn’t be adverse to finding out what Kitty gets up to in married life, just as long as historical accuracy didn’t get in the way of a bit of excitement.

I’m grateful to the publishers, Harper Collins, and to NetGalley for the advance copy on which this review is based.