I took this book up after having gotten through the more historically oriented Heyer's books, so my expectations were somewhat lower than many others who start reading her from the more straightforward romances. So the first part of the book got me so excited that I was ready to sing her praises and though after the second chapter that this will be one of the best books I've read in a while. However, for me the story eventually got off the rails somewhat, both due to the less than respectable behaviour of the heroine who had shown so much promise in the beginning, and due to the protracted bumbling attempts of the heroine's brother & co to save the day in the second part of the book. I was also mad with the main couple for not being honest with each other, for me the hero's choice to play games and let the heroine sweat did not seem like a romantic thing to do... So overall the book was pretty good, but for me the balance between sweetness and ridiculousness was tipped a little bit too much on the side of the latter...