Status Updates From Ruined by Rumor

the lack of communication STILL HAPPENING is driving me insane

the heroine is extremely annoying and horrible to the hero - he deserves better

UGH I'M SO DONE WITH GEORGE I WANT TO KICK HIM OUT OF THE BOOK BOY BYE

Took him long enough to explode

They are so frustrating!!! But I can't stop reading

Who doesn't love an awkward hero with a case of the unrequiteds

Only 5% in and I find theheroine to be an immature ninny. I hope she does some growing up during the course of the book

If she hadn’t been grappling with the loss of the baby, she might not have been so quick to give in to her own misgivings. Or perhaps if Alex had not been increasingly distant as the night wore on, so quiet and withdrawn, her anxiety might not have got the better of her. Or perhaps if they talked to each other she would have no misgivings to give in to!!

See now, if he'd only told her the truth about his feelings for her she wouldn't be worrying about his motives in wanting to return to London. Just because he was hoping to marry the girl doesn’t mean he still has feelings for her.”

you’ll give her the time she needs to recover before you make any further demands on her health. Oh crap, now she'll probably think that his inattention towards her means that he's angry with her or finds her disgusting because of her miscarriage. More drama caused by miscommunication, just what this book needs.

“I can’t be sure yet. But isn’t it an interesting coincidence?” He's probably got illegitimate children from one end of the country to the other.

Some farmer’s son, or a tradesman in the village, possibly. And now she might be in trouble.

And to make it worse, she had the terrible suspicion the next time she crossed paths with George, she would be just as weak and every bit as foolish as she’d been that afternoon. God, what an idiot! I was sort of softening towards her, but now this. She really is an unsympathetic character.

Roxana frowned. Why should Miss Hammond’s whereabouts remain so shrouded in mystery? Ohhh! I've just cottoned on to who got Miss Hammond pregnant. Why did that take me so long to work out? It should have been obvious from the start.

Even so, she wondered how different life might be if she were the London girl Ayersley had hoped to court. I love her, he’d said when she’d asked him about the girl as they’d waltzed on the night George had jilted her. I’ve never loved anyone else. And if he would just tell her who he was talking about most of their problems would be resolved.

The intimacy, the closeness—that sense of a real connection with him—had been nothing but a product of her imagination. God! All this miscommunication is making me want to hit something (or someone).

Had she really once believed that gossip and notoriety conferred an exciting air of glamour? I'm glad she finally realises the pain gossiping can cause.

There had to be some reason George had jilted her, some meaning behind It’s not you, it’s me. I reckon he's gotten one of his war-time 'dalliances' pregnant and now he's being forced to marry her instead.

Was she really kissing another man Well! That was a surprising turn of events.

“Roxana, believe me, I was hoping it wouldn’t come to this, but…” His chin lifted. “I’m sorry, but I can’t marry you.” Hallelujah! It's finally happened, although I am surprised that it was him rather than her.

Couldn’t he pay her at least a little attention? Actually, I'm hoping this is the end of him.

By the time the first set ended, however, her vexation with him had faded, for she’d secured partners for three more dances. Goodness, it doesn't take much to cheer her up, does it?