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Grade 8–10—Lady Emily Southwell has been counting the days until her graduation and cohosting a coming-out ball with her friends, known collectively as La Petite Four. What she doesn't count on is being betrothed to horrid Lord Robert, and she must reach her father in London to change his mind. Lord Robert quickly shows his true colors, being just as horrible as Emily feared, and her father will hear nothing of canceling the engagement. Then James Cropper enters the picture. He has a shady past that doesn't squelch Emily's love for him. Priscilla's scandalous relatives may be her downfall, Ariadne is quite the gossip, and Daphne gets cold feet and clumsy when a handsome man is in her midst. However, the bulk of the story surrounds Emily. The language is often poetic, with words such as "reticule" and "puce" and old-fashioned phrases like "havey cavey." The story line is predictable, with each of the La Petite Four resolving issues cleanly, but readers will push through and find the ending satisfying. An excellent choice for fans of Anna Godbersen's "Luxe" series (HarperCollins).—Nichole King, Morgan Hill Library, CA
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  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Razorbill (May 29, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1595142088
  • ISBN-13: 978-1595142085
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 stars How To Get Out of an Unwanted Engagement (With the Help of Your Friends), June 2, 2008
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In Regency England, the girls of La Petite Four (Emily, Priscilla, Ariadne and Daphne) are excited about the ball that will launch them into Society. But then Emily finds out that the vile Lord Robert is planning to marry her--whether she wants it or not. While Lord Robert may be devilishly handsome, Emily is convinced he is up to no good and wants to prove it, especially when he refuses to allow her to attend the ball that La Petite Four has been planning for ages. To convince her father that the engagement should be called off, Emily must provide evidence that Lord Robert is as bad as she thinks he is. So, La Petite Four follows him and tries to catch him committing some nefarious deed. But another man keeps appearing during their investigations: the handsome James Cropper, who also seems suspicious of Lord Robert, although he won't say why.

The author's biography in the back of the book states that her previous works were in the adult romantic fiction genre. This explains to me why this book reminded me of nothing so much as the Avon True Romance series, a series of historical romance books for teens that were strictly G-rated. LA PETITE FOUR would have fit perfectly alongside the Avon True Romance books. When I was in middle school I absolutely loved this series, especially Meg Cabot's contributions, both set in Regency England like LA PETITE FOUR. When I re-read them this year, I was much less enthusiastic.

I have a similar feeling toward LA PETITE FOUR. Although I of course can't say for certain, I'm pretty sure I would have liked the book a lot more if I had read it a few years ago. I devour YA novels, but I place these books in two different categories: YA books that older readers can still enjoy [which I love] and those that really should be left to younger readers (middle school/high school) [which I never like as much]. This book skews to the younger audience (which makes me feel like an old woman already to say that, even though I'm a college student).

As a fluffy romance with a bit of a mystery, it should have been right up my alley. And yet, while reading it I realized that not that much was happening. Lord Robert appears, announces that he's going to marry Emily, her father agrees to this, and then Emily spends most of the book (unsuccessfully) stalking Lord Robert with her friends hoping that he'll do something incriminating in broad daylight (even Lord Robert isn't that dumb). James Cropper swoops in several times to save Emily when she fails to realize that a well-dressed and well-bred young lady shouldn't be without an escort in the bad part of town (her friend Priscilla mentions disguises once, which would have been smart, but they never actually don disguises). And while I'm a huge fan of the they-start-off-hating-each-other-but-really-love-each-other romantic trope (what I call the Darcy-Elizabeth situation), the interaction between Emily and James Cropper didn't seem too romantic to me, since in the beginning she mostly just snapped at him, even when he had just saved her from being mugged or worse. And then halfway through he seemed to have fallen in love with her because of her moxie or some such, when really I thought she had been mostly rude and foolish whenever he encountered her. In the end, La Petite Four did very little to prove that Lord Robert was an unsuitable husband and Emily only realized what she could do to show her father her fiancé's bad side after a hint from James. All of La Petite Four's stalking was fairly pointless; they got more help just listening to society gossip. At the very end of the novel, besides the Lord Robert plot and Emily's art aspirations, nothing else is really wrapped up, which was a bit frustrating, but probably done because, I suspect, this is the first in a series and thus a sequel is being set up. In which case, the lack of resolution is understandable.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting Review: La Petite Four, February 18, 2009
LA PETITE FOUR
REGINA SCOTT
Historical YA
Razorbill

Rating: 4 Enchantments

Lady Emily Southwell has just found out mere moments after graduating she's betrothed to Lord Robert, as if that wasn't bad enough she soon learns he wants to get married within a week. That means she'll be missing the Ball she's been looking forward to with her three best friends and her Season. There has to be a way to stop such an horrible match, if only they could find something about Lord Robert to tell her father to get him to call off the wedding.

LA PETITE FOUR was an intriguing historical read as Emily tries to find a reason to stop her sudden nuptials so she won't miss out on her Season with her friends, not to mention find a way to gain admittance to the Royal Society of the Beaux Arts. Everything she knows about Lord Robert tells her he isn't the man for her--something that's proven over and over again throughout the course of the book. But none more damaging when during the party to sign the marriage papers, he leans over and tells her that no wife of his will waste time being an artist.

But in the midst of their investigations, they continue to run into the mysterious James Cropper who seems to be tailing Lord Robert too. Emily finds herself soon charmed by the intriguing Mr. Cropper, and becomes even more intent on her search for the truth about Lord Robert's sudden interest in matrimony when she hears gossip he was recently courting another, one who died just before he became betrothed to Emily.

Hands down my favorite scene is between Lady Emily and Mr. Cropper with Warburton and the maid, Mary, as chaperones. The attraction between the two really heats up as much as it can with the two chaperones and Warburton's `coughing' to break the two up is rather amusing to see.

Fans of historical YA will enjoy the sweet story that is LA PETITE FOUR.

Regina Scott started writing novels in the third grade. After numerous short stories and articles in magazines and trade journals, she got serious about her novel writing, published 17 historical romances for adults, and realized it would be a lot more interesting to write for young adults instead. [...].

Lisa
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good read, September 21, 2008
By Bookluver-Carol "Carol" (Fort Worth,TX USA) - See all my reviews
  
Lady Emily is determined to be belle of the ball in this irresistible romantic romp.

La Petite Four is the sweet, playful tale of sixteenyear- old Lady Emily's self-discovery on her way to finding love and having a ball--literally!
Emily and her three best friends can't wait for the year's biggest party: the Coming-Out Ball that will plunge them into the seductions, scandals, and decadence of nineteenth-century London Society. But when dashing Lord Robert puts a wrinkle in their plans, Emily and her crew hatch an investigation to expose his dark side--a move which puts them right in the path of the stubborn, yet curiously attractive James Cropper. Readers will have to fluff up their ball gowns and hang on to their corsets as Emily decides between Robert and James, love and independence, and ultimately discovers just how far she'll go to follow her own heart.

La Petite Four had romance, mystery, friendship, and an unwanted wedding arrangement. Now the mystery really wasn't on the edge-of-your seat, desperately wanting to know who the killer/thief was.It was a different, which of the gossip is true, what is he doing or want, kind of mystery. The friendship part of the book was really good and they had a cute name for themselves. There were some times were their friendship didn't feel believable but then you believed them. Emily was a sarcastic, sort-of independent girl for her times, which was great. The romance was really good and the unwanted marriage arrangement is what starts the story and is where it really starts. Overall this was a very good historical fiction story but it could have been a bit better, but it is still enjoyable and a fun read. The ending left you wondering if there will be a sequel. If there's not going to be a sequel then the ending really wasn't that good.
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