Today I’m not feeling well so I decided to rest for a bit and read a nice, light-hearted book. And so I started looking through Overdrive for such a book. And do y’all know how hard it is to find a good book!?! It was rather annoying as book after book looked promising but as I read the sample I ran into content that wasn’t appropriate or else swearing. Really, authors?

And then I remembered NetGalley. So I hoped on there, requested this book, and here we are, folks!

FIRST OFF, SOME STATS:

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Pages: 371
Publisher: Bethany House
Release Date: (January 1, 2019
Title: Flights of Fancy
Author: Jen Turano
Fiction

BACK COVER BLURB

Miss Isadora Delafield may be an heiress, but her life is far from carefree. When her mother begins pressuring her to marry an elderly and uncouth duke, she escapes from the high society world she’s always known and finds herself to be an unlikely candidate for a housekeeper position in rural Pennsylvania.

Mr. Ian MacKenzie is known for his savvy business sense and has built his reputation and fortune completely on his own merits. But when his adopted parents are in need of a new housekeeper and Isadora is thrown into his path, he’s unexpectedly charmed by her unconventional manner.

Neither Isadora nor Ian expected to find the other so intriguing, but when mysterious incidents on the farm and the truth of Isadora’s secret threaten those they love, they’ll have to set aside everything they thought they wanted for a chance at happy-ever-after.

WHY I CHOOSE THIS BOOK

I pretty much decided Jen Turano’s books weren’t for me a few years back because they’re silly – like to the point where my personality didn’t find them fun anymore because they are so unrealistic. I realize lots of people really like this style of book and that’s great, I just don’t.

And then today came. And I’m fighting off the flu so I didn’t feel well. I had a stack of books just waiting to be read, but instead, I wanted something that would be exceedingly lighthearted and easy to read. I’ve heard various other book bloggers talk about this book recently, so I decided to give it a go. Also, I think the cover’s really pretty. 😉

WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS BOOK

This book was more enjoyable than I expected. I read it all afternoon and although I did skim in parts, it kept my attention and made me wonder what was going to happen next. It’s kinda like a Hallmark movie, just not quite so predictable.

To make this easy, I’m just going to go with a few pros and cons that I came up with while reading the book. And please, keep in mind that this isn’t the style of book that I normally read – so if you’ve read any of Jen Turano books in the past and liked them, then you’ll probably really like this one. It’s my favorite of hers that I’ve read. (I think I’ve read two or three before.)

Pros: I liked the main character. She was realistic most of the time, she didn’t annoy me, and she was amusing. Plus, even though she wasn’t telling the truth about her life, she basically told them that she wasn’t telling the truth. Which that sounds weird, but it worked well in the book and was actually a big selling point for me. Also, the book was well written and easy to follow which isn’t always the case for me when there are dukes and such involved.

Cons: It was exceedingly silly – which is both a good thing and a bad thing. A good thing because it was amusing, a bad thing because it was kinda eye-rolly with how often “bad” stuff happened. Like rolling down hills, landing in mud, etc… Also, the main character was always being picked up and carried by the main guy when she had gotten hurt, etc… I mean, really though? I’m fairly certain that wouldn’t have happened and so that type of thing bothers me a lot.

The book starts with the main character being at a ball with a duke, and the duke’s not a cool guy and he’s not being nice with how he treats the main character. He’s just kinda leering at her, so it’s not detailed or anything. Also, later in the book, there were a few things that happened that weren’t “bad” but I wouldn’t consider proper.

CONCLUSION

I’m glad I gave this book a try because it was what I was looking for today (silly, light-hearted, and not needing much brainpower), but not my normal read at all.

RATING

I’m giving Flights of Fancy 3 out of 5 stars.

((I got this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for me reviewing it, all thoughts and opinions are my own.))