Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Avon Books (HarperCollins) (Revised Edition)
Pages
241
Description
Victoria Growing up in far-off India, wealthy young heiress Lady Victoria Arbuthnot was accustomed to handling her own affairs -- not to mention everyone else's. But in her sixteenth year, Vicky is unceremoniously shipped off to London to find a husband. With her usual aplomb, however, Lady Victoria gets herself engaged to the perfect English gentleman, even before setting foot on British soil. The Rogue Hugo Rothschild, ninth earl of Malfrey, is everything a girl could want in a future husband: he is handsome and worldly, if not rich. Lady Victoria has everything just as she'd like it. That is, if raffish young ship captain Jacob Carstairs would leave well enough alone. Jacob's meddling is nothing short of exasperating, and Victoria is mystified by his persistence. But when it becomes clear that young Lord Malfrey just might not be all that he's professed to be, Victoria is forced to admit, for the first time in her life, that she is wrong. Not only about her fiance, but about the reason behind the handsome ship captain's interference.… (more)
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2002
Physical description
241 p.; 6.75 inches
ISBN
0060753218 / 9780060753214
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4 out of 5 stars! CUTE & FUNNY to the extreme! Victoria and the Captain are so cute with their arguments. And I love how this is written like a first person passage but it goes into details that make it feel like the childhood stories I grew up with (but it's definitely a young adult book).
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LibraryThing member marikolee
Victoria and the Rogue was a fun, teen romance. Victoria is a proactive Romance Novel heroine, which is appreciated. The plot was rather predictable, but well written.
LibraryThing member emania
I must say that although this was predictable as far as romance stories go, it was enjoyable mostly because of Victoria’s character. She was so funny and irreverent and a busy body and a fixer and all other manner of annoying habits, and although you as a reader totally got why her uncle’s
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shipped her away when she was becoming too vocal about her opinions of their lives and why Jacob wants to either kiss her or strangle her, I really liked her and I laughed aloud more than once. So, even though the story was predictable, it was sweet and the characters memorable in their ways. Show Less
LibraryThing member ASBiskey
I enjoyed this book. I confess. I did not want to. I tried to stop, but the more I read, the more I enjoyed it. It was predictable. The main character was insufferable. And I kept reading. I wanted to see how Victoria was going to end up with Jacob. She was so self-centered and opinionated. How was
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she going to get past her low opinion of him? How was she going to get away from the earl? I knew it had to turn out in the end. But how? So I kept reading, and in the end, I enjoyed it. It is not deep, but it is an enjoyable read with interesting characters in a predictable but well crafted plot. Show Less
LibraryThing member Allizabeth
Fast-paced, fun and frivolous teen romance with all the innocent fervor of first love. I enjoyed this short little novel by Meg Cabot and would recommend it to anyone looking for a cute summer read.
LibraryThing member mangochris
Cute, if extremely predictable.
LibraryThing member princess-starr
I liked this a lot better than Nicola & the Viscount, mainly because Victoria is more of an engaging heroine. It also seems a little more plausible plot-wise, with Hugo trying to marry Victoria for her money. I had less “historical accuracy RAAAAAGE” while reading this (with maybe exception to
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the orphan subplot), the characters are a lot more fun and seem a lot more like people, rather than just plot points. While I’m still not happy with the “I hate you! But you’re attractive!” model of Jacob and Victoria’s relationship, it did come across as Jacob having Victoria’s best interests at heart. In conclusion: a fun read for anyone looking for something easy. Show Less
LibraryThing member trayceetee
This was cute--I think it's meant to be for a YA audience, though some of the ideas that are implied make me think it'd definitely be for an older YA audience.
I would never go so far as to say the story was provocative or inappropriate, however. I thought it was a lot of fun to read. It seems as
Having just wrapped up watching the first three seasons of Downton Abbey, I appreciate the setting of this story.
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though everyone in the story (including the reader) knows what's going to happen to the protagonist, except she herself. Having just wrapped up watching the first three seasons of Downton Abbey, I appreciate the setting of this story.
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LibraryThing member lkmuir
Lady Victoria is annoyed when raffish ship captain Jacob Carstairs keeps interfering in her romance with the handsome Lord Malfrey.
LibraryThing member wealhtheowwylfing
A cute love story in the same vein as Heyer’s The Grand Sophie. There’s no depth or subtlety to this story, but it was refreshingly free of the misunderstandings that usually tear the love interests apart. Oh the agony! In fact, Victoria not only knows that her considerable wealth plays a part
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in her fiance’s proposal, but thinks it absolutely right that it would be. Even better, she’s well-informed about love affairs in general and is far from shocked when her fiancé is called a “rogue” but instead, asks in what precise way. I liked Victoria even if I didn’t like her eventual husband, who is overfond of growling at her and being shocked at her sensible ideas. It is overall a fun, fast read. Show Less
LibraryThing member mrsdanaalbasha
Growing up in far-off India, wealthy young heiress Lady Victoria Arbuthnot was accustomed to handling her own affairs—not to mention everyone else’s. But in her sixteenth year, Vicky is unceremoniously shipped off to London to find a husband. With her usual aplomb, however, Lady Victoria gets
Hugo Rothschild, ninth earl of Malfrey, is everything a girl could want in a future husband: he is handsome and worldly, if not rich. Lady Victoria has everything just as she’d like it. That is, if raffish young ship captain Jacob Carstairs would leave well enough alone.
Jacob’s meddling is nothing short of exasperating, and Victoria is mystified by his persistence. But when it becomes clear that young Lord Malfrey just might not be all that he’s professed to be, Victoria is forced to admit, for the first time in her life, that she is wrong. Not only about her fiancé, but about the reason behind the handsome ship captain’s interference.
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herself engaged to the perfect English gentleman, even before setting foot on British soil. Hugo Rothschild, ninth earl of Malfrey, is everything a girl could want in a future husband: he is handsome and worldly, if not rich. Lady Victoria has everything just as she’d like it. That is, if raffish young ship captain Jacob Carstairs would leave well enough alone.
Jacob’s meddling is nothing short of exasperating, and Victoria is mystified by his persistence. But when it becomes clear that young Lord Malfrey just might not be all that he’s professed to be, Victoria is forced to admit, for the first time in her life, that she is wrong. Not only about her fiancé, but about the reason behind the handsome ship captain’s interference.
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YA A Cab