Perks of Loving a Scoundrel cover

Perks of Loving a Scoundrel

by Jennifer McQuiston

Every girl dreams of a hero… No one loves books more than Miss Mary Channing. Perhaps that’s why she’s reached the ripe old age of six and twenty without ever being kissed. Her future may be as bland as milk toast, but Mary is content to simply dream about the heroes and adventures she reads about in her books. That way she won’t end up with a villain instead. But sometimes only a scoundrel will do. When she unexpectedly finds her self in the arms of Geoffrey Westmore, London’s most notorious scoundrel, it feels a bit like a plot from one of her favourite novels. Suddenly, Mary understands why even the smartest heroines can fall prey to a handsome face. And Westmore’s is more handsome than most. But far worse than the damage to her reputation, the moment’s indiscretion uncovers an assassination plot that reaches to the highest levels of society and threatens the course of the entire country. When a tight-laced miss and scoundrel of epic proportions put their minds together, nothing can stand in the way. But unless they put their hearts together as well, a happy ending is anything but assured.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?