Some Like It Scandalous by Maya RodaleMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
In Some Like It Scandalous, Maya Rodale impresses again by depicting in detail the challenges that women of the Gilded Age faced. The heroine of this novel, Daisy Swan, has aspirations of launching a line of skin care products for women, a scandalous proposition. Her plans are hampered, however, by her mother's machinations in affiancing her to her childhood bully, Theodore Prescott the Third. Theo, a society darling, is likewise not interested in being married to her, and they agree to pretend to be engaged to appease their parents.
Rodale does a wonderful job at creating engaging, believable characters. Their romance and courtship progresses organically, and the frankness and honesty between Daisy and Theo is a breath of fresh air when compared to so many novels featuring problems that could be solved with a single honest conversation.
Some sentiments felt like they were repeated often, which did grow a bit tiresome (not lines that were repeated purposely, more ideas that the characters would have, revise, then restate again). Other than that it was a very enjoyable read. I can't wait to get my hands on the next book in the series!
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