Audiobook Review | A Season for Scandal

I was very excited to get started on this book in the series after reading the first book.

A Season for Scandal
Laura Wood

An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straight out of Bridgerton and using their wit and bravery to unmask a villain.

When Marigold Bloom finds her family business in trouble a chance encounter with the devastatingly handsome and extremely bad-tempered Oliver Lockhart leads her to the Aviary – a secret agency of women who specialise in blackmailing troublesome men. Soon, Mari is the agency’s newest recruit, sent to investigate the mysterious return of Oliver’s long lost sister. Forced to masquerade as a newly engaged couple, it is up to Mari and Oliver to determine if there is an imposter in their midst. But what happens when the line between truth and fiction starts to blur? And what do you do when a pretend romance starts to feel all too real?

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Honestly, I am loving this series so far. A Season for Scandal was another fantastic adventure with the ladies of the Aviary. I was excited to see what they would be exploring in this story and was pleasantly surprised that it was very different from what I was expecting, it was a little more personal to the Aviary.

This time, the story centres around Marigold, a new recruit, who is a fantastic addition to the group. She is always thinking of others and is very generous in a lot of ways, she is also very independent and unapologetic about who she is, which I loved.

I really enjoyed getting to know Oliver better. I did find him very intriguing in the first book, so it was nice to get to understand why he is a bit of a recluse and a grump. Seeing him come out of his shell as the story progresses was amazing, and I kind of liked that he stayed true to himself and didn’t change how he acted because of what was expected of him due to his title.

Loved the intrigue of this story, I was kept guessing, but in the best way. Every time I felt like we were getting closer to an answer, something else would happen that would throw me off the path and have me confused all over again. It was also great that the characters from the first book all made an appearance to help with the mission.

One thing that I found slightly jarring at first was the differences in narration from the first book. I listened to them so close together, and each narrator had a very different voice for the characters, so it took a minute for me to keep up with it. Luckily, since Eva Feiler did such a wonderful job, I soon settled into it though and was immersed in the hunt for Ellen.

Once again, I am already very excited for the next book in this series.