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The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett

2 reviews

grosemareads's review against another edition

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emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Good solid historical romance with interesting characters/plot, but I don’t think it’ll be one I’ll want to revisit or think about often. 
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coziebookclub's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley Publishing for this wonderful arc! I enjoyed the feminist women-in-stem take on a Victorian-era romance between a fierce and independent apothecary and a grumpy detective. However, I wish I could have seen more pining from Thorne for Lucy. I feel like there needed to be more interactions and intimacy whether it was small romantic moments or bigger gestures and confessions of love which there wasn't much of. However, the few intimate scenes that we got were marvelous and I could really tell that Thorne knew exactly what Lucy wanted and needed. There just needed to be more development of chemistry. Sadie was also an unexpected impactful character who was very charming, and I loved to see how she softened the characters through her brightness. I loved the premise of the book, I think there was a need for better bond building between characters, but the story is still charming. Overall, I still enjoyed my read of this arc and cannot wait for the rest of the series that has so much potential like this one.
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