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| Left to Right: Ella, Vivi, & Alex. |
Author: Sarah MacLean
Pages: 352
Publisher: Scholastic
Genre: Historical
The Season takes place in London, England in the XIXth century. 17-year-old Lady Alexandra Stanfford (Referred to as Alex) is taking place in her first season. This is when young girl and men of the high society get together at balls and the such, in goal of finding a respectable spouse.
But Alex is strongly against marriage, but she finds herself lusting over her childhood friend, Gavin, the new Earl of Blackmoor. As she sorts through confusing emotions, she learns Gavin's father may have been murdered, and his killer could be coming after his heir.
Alex's friends, Ella and Vivi stand by her throughout the whole journey. Alex can always count on them to help her out, which makes me jealous. (but hey, I wish I could live in high society or have a huge country too.) Friendship is a pretty big theme in this book.
Another interesting thing are the period details, Sarah MacLean did a good job to blend them into the text, and still give a good taste of the 1810's.
The author also captured the pain and confusion of young love. Some books make love seem so easy and effortless, while this one is quite realistic.
Thirdly, Alex is strong character. She isn't afraid of confrontations, and she doesn't wait around for a boy to sweep her of her feet. If Alex wasn't this fierce, there would be absolutely no story.
I give The Season 4 out of 5.
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