The Golden Season by Connie Brockway
Mar. 5th, 2010 06:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meganbmooreLydia Eastlake is the ton’s most celebrated, and richest, beauty. Except her estate hasn’t been handled well, and suddenly, she’s in debt, and needs to marry someone rich fast if she wants to maintain her lifestyle. Ned Lockton just came home for good after running away to sea as a teenager, only to learn that a few generations of mismanagement and a pair of nephews far too fond of gambling have resulted in the family being broke, and would he please marry an heiress before anyone finds out they’re poor? Naturally, both are thrilled to fall for a supposedly perfect candidate.
I like Brockway’s characters, and Ned and Lydia’s interactions are pretty much all great. I also liked how Brockway handled both pretending to still be rich, and the focus on Lydia’s relationships with her friends. However, I found the near-celebration in gross consumerism, not to mention the fact that no one seems to see anything wrong with getting new money and continuing as they were (particularly regarding Ned’s nephews, who caused far too much trouble throughout) rather offputting.
I like Brockway’s characters, and Ned and Lydia’s interactions are pretty much all great. I also liked how Brockway handled both pretending to still be rich, and the focus on Lydia’s relationships with her friends. However, I found the near-celebration in gross consumerism, not to mention the fact that no one seems to see anything wrong with getting new money and continuing as they were (particularly regarding Ned’s nephews, who caused far too much trouble throughout) rather offputting.