I think if another show similar to Bridgerton on Netflix were to be produced, this would be the series to pick! Quirky, madcap, but very romantic.

I was worried that this book was going to be too similar to Say No To The Duke (#4) in this series. Both Wilde daughters want to be free and wear pants. I get it. I like pants too. But...I was beyond pleasantly surprised that there was not much similar beyond that they both wore pants during the story. 

Lady Joan was a delight- the type to make jokes when a man was scaling a wall for her. And Thaddeus was super sexy in all his sternness. Hello broad shoulders and slim waist! I wish Ms. James had brought back up the wounded animals and explained his reason for being so protective over them. I think it could have brought more humanity to Thaddeus other than him just being humanized by his love for Joan. But...I dug him being ultra-protective of her.

I love the Wilde's and this story was another great one! Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own and freely given.

This is Thaddeus and Joan’s story. He was looking for a proper wife. Joan was the wildest Wilde. He thought she was too scandalous   She wanted to play the part of Hamlet. He was very attracted to her. There are many twists and turns in their relationship.  Love conquers all. I can’t wait for the next book in the series.

Loved Joan and Thaddeus" story. I'm glad this was the regency I started with getting back to this genre. It read so fast because it was so wonderful

I absolutely love this series and I could not wait to read this book. It was as wonderful as I thought it would be. Maybe even better than I expected. It is the story featuring Joan Wilde, who is the daughter of the the Duke and his second wife who took off with a Prussian Soldier and who he divorced before he married his Last Duchess. Joan is the girl with blonde hair so while she is loved by her family, society believes she is the daughter of a Prussian rather than the Duke.

In this story, Thaddeus, Viscount Greywick, the future Duke of Eversly is visiting the Wilde's. His mother is friends with Louisa Wilde who is the Duke's sister. The father is not in the picture as soon as T was born he ran off with his mistress and has lived with her for many years and had children with her.  Because of his fathers scandal, T feels he needs to marry a highborn daughter without any scandal attached and thats why he has never looked at Joan romantically.

Meanwhile Joan has always wanted to be in the theatre and her father has arranged for her to play Hamlet but she needs some skills and T offers to teach her them and thats when the fun gets started as we and Joan falls hard for T. 

This was a really wonderful story. I loved that its patterned after Hamlet and that it is performed in this book not once but twice. I loved how Joan and T form a real frienship that ends up leading to romance and I loved how Joan ends up saving T. The ending was also really wonderful as we get to see their future.

I received a free ARC copy of this book from NETGALLERY prior to release and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Joan’s long-awaited love story does not disappoint as she blunders her way through a cross-dressing Hamlet plot and a bet with a family friend turned rival. The Wilde family is a delight every time they gather and it’s impossible not to adore the raucousness of every dinner scene.

Wilde Child is the sixth book in The Wildes of Lindow Castle series by Eloisa James.  This book is Joan’s story.

Lady Joan has dreamed of a life on stage.  When a theater troupe performs at Lindow Castle, she decides she doesn’t just want to act in productions staged for her family, she wants to see if she has what it takes to perform in front of a real audience.  She comes up with a plan to travel to the next village with the troupe to perform Hamlet, as Hamlet… wearing breeches.

Thaddeus, Viscount Greywick, the future Duke of Eversly, is a paragon of virtue who series readers have met before.  He was an erstwhile suitor to Joan’s two older sisters, but never a real contender.  He is a longtime friend of the family, who learns of Joan’s performance plan and takes it upon himself to protect her reputation.  A reputation that Joan doesn’t really care about.  She knows what the “ton” say about her mother and “real” father and knows her future suitors will be limited even with a “good” reputation.

The bargain they agree to is that Thaddeus will serve as her protector/chaperone to the next town’s theater performance to ensure her safety, but she must marry one of the suitors of his choosing when their adventure is through.  

While reading Wilde Child you learn a lot about the Shakespeare’s Hamlet.  Eloisa James prompts you to reconsider the motives of both Hamlet and Ophelia.  And learn more about Thaddeus and Joan in the process.

The character of Thaddeus becomes three dimensional as the story proceeds.  We learn his attempt to be perfect is only in the hope of getting his father’s attention, which will never be forthcoming.  Thaddeus isn’t unfeeling, he simply feels too much.  His tenderness to animals won me over.  Fun and forthright Joan is just what he didn’t know he needed.  

I enjoyed this book and have read all the books in this series.  I would recommend Wilde Child to those who like The Wildes of Lindow Castle series.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon/Harper Voyager for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.