From Goodreads
How many times can a rake get it wrong . . . before he becomes Mr Right?
Philip Thane – rogue, rake, and scoundrel extraordinaire – hadn’t wanted to show up in the little town of Whittlesey to give a speech. He also didn’t expect to somehow find himself living the same day over and over again. It’s strange! It’s terrible! Although . . .
On the plus side, it’s giving him time to further his acquaintance with the delightful Miss Margaret Allen, in town to research the book she’s writing. And Philip has no doubt she’ll fall starry-eyed into his arms, just like so many other ladies of the ton have done before.
Yet Miss Allen stands firm against his wiles, day after day. How is it even possible? Why won’t she change her mind? What must he do to win her heart?
Maybe, just maybe, it isn’t Margaret who needs to change, but rather a certain rogue, who – if only he knew it – is head over heels in love . . . and badly in need of redemption.
Bridgerton meets Groundhog Day in this rip-roaring regency comedy for fans of Julia Quinn, Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer.
My thoughts
My thanks to NetGalley and the Publishers for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.
I gave this a 2.5 stars or 5/10.
The Redemption of Philip Thane (The Penhallow Dynasty #6) is the sixth book in a series. I haven't read the previous five so have no idea if any of the previous characters return in this book or if any of the characters in this book have been in the previous ones. This book can easily be read as a standalone.
I thought the premise of the characters experiencing Groundhog Day was quite a novel one in a book, having watched the film (that is not the same story) and knowing what Groundhog Day refers to I knew what to expect. However, I didn't feel that it worked as well on paper as it does on film. I have to admit that I got a little bored and found that it dragged a bit. Having said this it won't put me off reading other books by this Author as I enjoyed the writing style, start and the ending, I just found the story dragged in the middle.
Philip Thane is a rake and his reputation in many ways proceeds him. When he is asked to travel to Whittlesey to give a speech, it's not something that he is looking forward to doing. Margaret Allen is a single lady who also happens to be in town, doing some research for a book that she is writing. As their paths inevitably cross, Philip is certain that she like many other ladies before her will find him irresistible. However, Margaret is different to the ladies he has known in the past, she is rather more discerning and his charms or lack of them do not immediately attract her attentions.
As fate makes them both experience the same day time after time, it is down to Philip to try to change his ways if he can, if he is to charm Margaret and make her fall for him. Do Philip and Margaret have a future that is destined to be spent together or will she spurn the rake that he comes across at at first meeting? Can people change their behaviour? Only time will tell as the characters experience Plough Day over and over in the style of Groundhog Day.
I had to comment on this sentence that was spoken by Philip to Margaret 'You own over three hundred books, and one of your favourite things to do is poke around bookshops - not necessarily to buy something, but just to be around books and see what's new and interesting.' Many of us readers will know exactly why Margaret enjoyed being the bookshop and many of us will also own well in excess of 300 books.
'To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.' This sentence that was in the book reminds me of one of my favourite songs called Turn, Turn, Turn by The Byrds. The song and this quote are words taken from Ecclesiastes 3 King James version of the Bible.
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