I’ve read and listened to a few other regency eta novels in the last year and this one has been the most boring so far. The author relied too often on the same descriptors (we get it – Diana has a well endowed bosom and everyone smirks “like the cat that got the cream.”)
There were characters introduced who were not really fleshed out or given much depth; others were entirely forgotten after their initial description. And the plot? Well, Jane Austen did it say better.
The female narrator did an admirable job with the content she was given, but the male narrator was horrible. He was very affected. I don’t know if that was his actual voice or if he was trying to give an air of distinction to the male lead, who was a marquis, Either way, it came of as pretentious and quickly grew annoying and distracting from the story.
If you want a regency era book to listen to, I suggest one written by Evie Dunmore. Save this for a paperback you get a Half Priced Books.