This book was so much fun! It made me literally laugh out loud. I love these characters. I have read all of this author's books and I will read anything she writes! ( )

I really enjoyed this book. I had read the previous book, Penelope, so it was fun to see Penelope return in this book. This book focuses on Penelope's step sister, Celine. She is also a likable heroine. The book moved along at a brisk pace, and was funny and amusing throughout. I was happy to see a few characters from the first book return for this one. This book just made me feel good. ( )

When I started out in this book, I think I expected Penelope to continue a fairly dominant role as in the first book. But this book centers more on Celine, Penelope's step-sister. Celine is her own woman--not nearly as funny as Penelope, but that changes as the story continues. In the first several chapters--or first half of the book--Celine strikes me as prim and proper. After meeting Lord Elmer, she begins to lose interest in the search for her fat poet, Philbert Woodbead. As their friendship grows to something more, she begins to let down her hair. Her feelings for Philbert are gradually transferred to Lord Elmer.

And can I just say that "Philbert Woodbead" is an AWFUL name for a potential love interest!! I loved how Lord Elmer constantly butchered his name.

Love is not always rosy. Celine eventually learns that what she thought she had with Philbert was nothing but infatuation. Philbert only showed interest in her when he learned of her family ties with the Duke and Duchess. Philbert was madly in love, all right...with the family name, prestige, and potential dowry. But he had no heart at all for Celine. She was much better off without him.

Back to Lor Elmer--who had always been interested in her from the very beginning---even though she had nothing really to offer in a marriage. Nothing but herself. And he was more than okay with that. That, my friends, is love. ( )

This is the first book I've accepted from an author. I admire you people who do this all the time. I was terrified I wouldn't like it. I loved the first book in the series ([b:Penelope|17436515|Penelope|Anya Wylde|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1361837964s/17436515.jpg|23908590]) because of its craziness.

I should have known better than to freak out.

The prologue
It starts with the pirates. Bad ones, not romantic. "They were all pirates. Each one of them was a pirate. The whole blasted lot of them were pirates. In fact, they couldn’t be more piratical if they tried. And they tried. Oh, how they tried to be more devilish than the devil himself.Someone had the nerve to steal from them. Someone being the hero of this book.

Next we get to see Celine Fairweather, Penelope's stepsister. I already liked her from the first book even though she wasn't in it. Celine isn't a stepsister from Cinderella. She loves Penelope. That's why she hurried to help her pregnant stepsister when she got her message. And that's why she lied Penelope wanted her to bring a thirteen year old Dorothy, not greedy and jealous Lily.

Celine meets Lord Elmer when Lord Adair brought him passed out to Blackthorn Manor. He has been hiding from his father (and a few other characters) who wants him to become a proper heir. “I cannot keep him. He steals my tobacco and then dares to puff away in my face. He wears my dressing gown, wakes me up at odd hours, he has people chasing him, I cannot venture out of doors with him. He flirts with my cook, he has charmed my valet—” How can you not like this guy? He is a complete disaster. A male Penelope. Celine, on the other hand, "was dry, dull and dusty, and something needed to be done urgently before she progressed from being mildly pedestrian to excruciatingly proper. Penelope is as crazy as she was in her own story and Dorothy is a welcome addition to this crazy family. I loved her."“How long are you staying here?”
“I am not sure, but after meeting you, I hope I can stay for at least a few days.”
Dorothy giggled, “Are you flirting with me?”
“Yes, do you mind?”
“I like you,”
“And I,” he said soulfully, “like you too.”
“Let’s get married,” Dorothy suggested shrewdly.
George straightened and eyed her with respect,” How old did you say you were?”I won't get into how Lord Elmer manages to get everything he wants from Celine, even to let him help her find her missing poet. And let me tell you, his poems are unique. Really. Here is one of his gems: "...Shall I speak of your funeral complexion?
Or perhaps your pink lips or the small brown hairs on your arms on closer inspection?"

At the same time someone is kidnapping cooks all over England, returning them after a few days with stories of torture ... and pigeon feathers.

There are so many silly and crazy things that happen in this book, too many to list. I love the exaggerations and the humour in Fairweather Sisters. I think they are its strongest points. It is a different kind of humour than Miranda Davis's Horsemen of the Apocalypse, much lighter and situations are more exaggerated here.

Don't take my word for it. First, go and read Penelope. It will make you happy. Promise. Then read this one and see for yourself. The secret is: don't treat these books as just another historical romance. They are not. Just make sure you are in a mood for this kind of story.

One thing is for sure. I am not the kind of person who should accept books from authors. I would feel really bad if I didn't like this. ( )

I must admit that I just love these books by Anya Wylde. They make me smile, they make me laugh out loud and they divert me. They are fun, frothy, silly and completely absurd. Absolutely nothing about them makes sense and yet Ms. Wylde manages to make them make sense. I look forward to each new one she brings to me to review because I know that I am in for a fun read.

Seeking Philbert Woodbead is a sequel of sorts to Penelope and in this tale Penelope, the new duchess of Blacthorne is very pregnant and in need of some help around the manor so she sends for her stepsister, Celine. Celine obliges of course, bringing along another sister who is a busy body with a penchant for pets.
Celine is veddy, veddy proper - or likes to think she is. When she meets a very un-proper friend of the family her life turns upside down as she encounters spys, pirates and other disreputable sorts with hearts of gold.

If you want a delightful break from the ordinary, a quick read full of quirky and lovable characters you can't go wrong with Seeking Philbert Woodbead. Or any of Ms. Wylde's charming regency novels. ( )