Impeccable by Darcy Burke
The Phoenix Club # 5

The book before the last in this series sees Evie, once a courtesan protected by Lucien, find her happily ever after. I had expected Evie to end up with someone else and though surprised, can see her quite happy with the man she married in the end and look forward to reading the conclusion of this series when the next book is published.

What I liked:
* Evie: patroness of the Phoenix Club, good friend of the club proprietor, keeps secret her past as a courtesan and her French origins, daughter of a Chevalier, arrived in London as a baby, strong, intelligent, formidable, and loving
* Gregory: second son, even tempered, interested in education, and learning new information, has a contemptible older brother and sister-in-law, smitten with Evie, perseverant, quick study, loves animals…and Evie
* Lucien: good friend, giving, takes care of others, has a difficult relationship with his father, faces issues with the Phoenix Club’s future by the end of this book, will hopefully figure out the problem and find his happily ever after in the conclusion of this series
* The meet-cute that sees Gregory and Evie rescuing a puppy
* The relationship of Evie with her sister – very close and loving and there for one another
* Hearing more of Evie’s backstory
* Seeing characters from previous books in the series
* The surprise Evie and her sister have at the end of this book and who provided the surprise
* Wondering how the series will conclude

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like: Gregory’s sibling and sister-in-law, the behavior of the Hargroves, and the treatment Lucien receives from his father
* Having to wait for the book that will end this series and having to say goodbye to the characters

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Definitely

5 stars ( )