Reputation: If Bridgerton and Fleabag had a book baby Sarra Manning, perfect for fans of Mean Girls Croucher Lex (2021)

It is a truth universally acknowledged that girls just wanna have fun. If Bridgerton and Fleabag had a book baby, it would be Reputation, according to Sarra Manning, while Louise ONeill calls it a total blast. This classic romantic comedy with a Regency-era twist follows middle-class Georgiana Ellers, abandoned by her parents in favour of a sea view and sent to live with her dreary aunt and uncle in a new town. At a particularly dull dinner party, she meets the enigmatic Frances Campbell, a wealthy socialite and enchanting member of the in-crowd. Through Frances and her friends, Georgiana enters a world of wild parties, drunken debauchery, mysterious young men with strangely alluring hands, and the sparkling upper levels of Regency society. Yet high society is not all it is made out to be, and the price of entry may be more than Georgiana is willing to pay. Lavish parties, handsome men on horseback and laugh-out-loud humour fill this summer read.