My Lady’s Choosing by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris is an historical romance that is a humorous and engaging book of stories that allows the reader to decide the path of the book. There is a plethora of interesting characters to meet in this unique novel, however the sexual innuendos become a little bit too much.
Title: My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance NovelAuthor: Kitty Curran, Larissa Zageris
Publisher: Quirk Books
Genres: Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
Publication Date: April 3rd 2018
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This scandalous chooseable-path romance novel demands you determine your own romantic adventure-and satisfy all your earthly desires along the way!
Endless scenarios of high romance, deep desire, and quivering...comedy await your tender caress in this chooseable path romance novel. You are the plucky but penniless heroine in the center of 19th-century society, the courtship season has begun, and your future is at hand...
* Will you flip forward fetchingly to find love with the bantering baronet, Sir Benedict Granville?
* Or turn the page to true love with the hardworking, handsome, horse-loving highlander, Captain Angus McTaggart?
* Or perhaps you will chase through the chapters a good man gone mad, bad, and scandalous to know, in the arousing form of Lord Garraway Craven?
* Or read recklessly on to take to the continent as the "traveling companion" of the spirited and adventuresome Lady Evangeline?
* ...or yet another intriguing fate?Whether it's forlorn orphans and fearsome werewolves, mistaken identities and swashbuckling swordfights, or long-lost lovers and pilfered Egyptian artifacts, every delightful twist and turn of the romance genre unfolds at your behest! Prepare to open your heart, open your mind, and open-this book.
❃ I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ❃
Review: My Lady’s Choosing
Have you ever wanted to be the main character of a book? My Lady’s Choosing gives the reader an opportunity to star as the protagonist of a few different plot lines. The book starts off with a small guide to each of the various characters (including yourself) that can be met in each of the stories. Then the adventure begins as you decide which character you want to spend your time with.
❀ Scotsman is witty and corny
The character that I chose was the Scotsman, as he seemed to be the most exciting and adventurous of the lot. The story moves along at a quick pace and can be read easily in one sitting. At times I was able to choose where the story would go next and at other times, the book told me which page to go to next. It is a witty story, although some scenes seemed a bit corny, which may have been the intention of the authors. I have never read Outlander, but apparently the Scotsman story is a parody of the popular series. There was also a mystery element to the plot that I quite enjoyed.
❀ Multiple Sexual References
I haven’t read too many historical romance novels before, so I may not understand the format that well. However, there are multiple sexual references in the book that are meant to be funny. A couple of them did have me chuckling, but there were just so many of them that they became a bit tiresome to read. When the young children in the story started discussing sexual encounters, that was when I had had enough.
❀ A Unique Book
My Lady’s Choosing by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris is a unique book that allows the reader to choose the path of the story. The authors have created an intriguing cast of characters that will lead readers on many different and at times humorous adventures. Fans of the historical romance genre are sure to find this book to be enjoyable.
About Larissa Zageris
Larissa Zageris is a writer, educator, and photographer whose work has appeared in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, among many other internet places.
About Lori
Avid reader. Contributor to The Candid Cover. Educator.
I used to enjoy those choose-your-own adventure stories when I was a kid. This sounds light and fun!
I like that you got to choose your way through this book. Sorry it wasn’t stellar at a 3.5 rating but I can deal with that and I do like Historical Romances so it might be better for me. I have read Outlander and 5 others in that series – haven’t started the 7th yet cause I don’t want it to end for me yet. =)
Thanks for the great review!
Mary
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I do have a feeling that it might be more enjoyable for those who read this genre more often! I would be interested in knowing what you think if you do give it a try. 🙂
I’ve never read a choose-your-own-adventure book but I think I might like it since it’s historical. 🙂
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I do think that you will enjoy this one! 🙂
I thought this one was a lot of fun. It poked fun at the tropes sort of in the way Brooding YA hero did. I laughed a bunch and really liked the illustrations too.
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I have yet to read Brooding YA Hero! I am glad that you enjoyed this one. 🙂
Great review! I agree about all the sexual references being a little much. I would’ve enjoyed it a bit more if it wasn’t quite so “trashy romance novel”-ish. The scotsman storyline wasn’t bad. There was another option that involved a werewolf plotline, which I thought was odd.
Stephanie’s Book Reviews recently posted…Review: My Lady’s Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris
I haven’t given the other stories a chance, yet. A werewolf plot line sounds a bit much. lol
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA!! I really want to read it and follow every potential plot line. It would be such fun.
I hope that you enjoy it! 🙂
Hmmm this sounds very interesting. I haven’t read one of these books since I was a kid. Which being a completist I always tries to do all the scenarios. Making lists to make sure I did them all. Glad you enjoyed it
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Great review! I’ve heard of this book but didn’t give it much thought. It really sounds like a fun read. I’ll definitely give it a shot someday.
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Interesting, funny innuendos and stuff.. Sounds like a book that is worth reading, in the historical romance genre
I love historical anything. I may give this a shot.