"Storing Up Trouble" by Jen Turano

About this book:

  “After Miss Beatrix Waterbury suffers multiple mishaps due to her involvement with the suffrage movement, her mother decides a change of scenery is in order for her incorrigible daughter. Banished from New York, Beatrix is sent off for an extended stay with her Aunt Gladys in Chicago.
  Mr. Norman Nesbit, a gentleman and a brilliant man of science devoted to his work, doesn't have time to be distracted with members of the feminine set. When robbers descend on the train, intent on divesting him from his important research papers, Norman is thrust into Beatrix's company when she has the audacity to interfere--leaving him no choice but to try to save her from herself.
  When Beatrix's life is put at stake after she takes employment as a salesgirl, she and Norman find themselves propelled into each other's company again and again. With danger and intrigue dogging their every step, they become surprisingly drawn to each other--until information comes to light that threatens this relationship that's barely had a chance to blossom.”


Series: Book #3 in the “American Heiress” series. Review of Book #1, Here! and Book #2, Here!


Spiritual Content- A couple Scriptures are mentioned, remembered, & discussed; Talks about God & faiths; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God & His path; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of churches, church going, sermons, & teaching children about lessons of faith; A few mentions of blessings;

             *Note: A few mentions of men of science not putting stock in God or faiths (Norman is not one of them and has a faith).

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a form of ‘stupid’ and four ‘idiot’s; Sarcasm & Eye rolling; Being kidnapped, Being robbed, & guns are aimed (barely-above-not-detailed); Shooting someone, Injuries & Blood/bleeding (barely-above-not-detailed); Many, many mentions of a train being held up, being robbed, guns being aimed, gunshots, being shot at, being held at knife point; blood/bleeding, stealing, & thieves/criminals; Mentions of fighting, criminals, injuries, shooting guns, & blood/bleeding (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of riots & bombs; Mentions of burglars & threats; Mentions of jail/prison & being arrested; Mentions of an accident & many broken bones; Mentions of the Chicago fire; Mentions of a hunger strike & forcing those people participating to eat; Mentions of rumors & gossip; Mentions of pickpockets; Mentions of throwing up; Mentions of a slaughterhouse & a woman being injured by a machine; A few mentions of madmen & murderers; A few mentions of women in abusive situations; A couple mentions of a man who drinks too much;

             *Note: Comments from men about women not being emotionally able to shoot a pistol; A few mentions of a couple authors; A mention of a mule being destined for a glue factory (he does not end up going there, however).

Sexual Content- A hand kiss, a not-detailed kiss, and three border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed kisses; Remembering a kiss (barely-above-not-detailed); Touches & Nearness (including a moment of nearness to a woman’s chest and mentions of noticing a man’s form, barely-above-not-detailed); Noticing & Smelling (barely-above-not-detailed); Many mentions of flirts, flirting, & blowing a kiss; Mentions of kisses, kissing, married/engaged couples kissing, a public kiss, & hand kisses; Mentions of feminine wiles; Mentions of blushes; A mention of a hint of men getting their wives pregnant; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;

             *Note: Mentions of unmentionables & garters; A few mentions of women’s chest/bosom area; A couple mentions of a mother who died in childbirth; A mention of a man being called delicious.

-Beatrix Waterbury

-Norman Nesbit
                                P.O.V. switches between them

                                              Set in 1886
                                                        359 pages

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My personal Rating-

Oooh, how to start this review. That this book was absolutely delightful? That the way that Jen Turano’s characters talk is everything I aspire to be? Or maybe how much I adored Beatrix & Norman? Ahh! I’m not sure how to begin, but let me try. :)

Typically, in a Jen Turano book the main girl would be categorized as “eccentric” by society (at the time)’s standards and while Beatrix definitely fit that description, our main guy also fits that. Just in a slightly nerdy, but adorably awkward way. His friendship and experiments with Theo made me tickled pink along with all of Norman and Beatrix’s banter. It truly was class A+ banter between the two of them with how clueless Norman was at many times. Also, his name fits him perfectly, just needed to mention that.

I think I need to reread “A Change of Fortune” to confirm this, but this new book may just be my favorite by this author. A completely fantastic end to this series that I plan to fangirl about very often. :)

See y’all on Friday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

*I received this book for free from the Author for this honest review.