Lady Margaret is simply NOT like other girls: she enjoys the outdoors and horses; she does not care to do what’s expected of her; she wishes she was not required to dress fashionably and wear confining clothes; she greatly desires to help poor people; she’s not interested in marrying (not even marrying nice, handsome men she loves!!  🫠). You see, although all the other women also care about the poor and also don’t want to be married to men they don’t like and also don’t want to wear uncomfortable clothes, they are resigned to their fate like dull animals and are truly in awe of Margaret for her high character and bravery!!!  Margaret  manages to do quite well for herself despite her rudeness, blunders, illogical stubbornness, selfishness, and terrible decisions ~  because she has access to riches and  a good family name, is (naturally) strikingly attractive, and - we cannot not forget! she has Scottish spirit and red hair, so how could anyone possibly expect her to exhibit self-control?!? In this book, Lady Margaret must follow her heart, find herself, discover who she truly is, not bend to other’s expectations, make her own way in the world, find happiness alone, be true to herself, learn to love the woman in the mirror…. (getting the idea yet??🫠). 

Add to all of the above that apparently Lady Margaret is the author writing herself into a book… it makes Margaret even less tolerable and the pages upon pages of gushing compliments bestowed upon Margaret feel strange given the context lol. 

Anyways I really only finished this book (and gave it two whole stars!!) because the narrator had an incredibly pleasant voice to listen to, and the first portion was reminiscent of Bridgerton.