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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A reformed highwayman and the aristocrat who threatens to steal his heart. Kit Webb has retired from the highwayman life and is currently running a coffeeshop. When a handsome aristocrat comes into his shop specifically asking for Kit and inquiring him to steal something for him, Kit finds himself intrigued. Percy “Lord Holland” wants to steal a little book that his deceased mother had kept on her that would enable him to blackmail his father and get revenge on his father for the horrible predicament he had placed not only Percy in but his best friend and her daughter in. Percy has never done anything related to heisting and is in desperate need of Kit’s help in order to pull off this mission. But the more time Percy and Kit spend together the more they find themselves becoming attached to the other, they just can’t take their eyes off each other and everyone at the coffee shop knows this. Kit use to be a famous highwayman but has settled into a quiet life after his partner died and Kit is injured. He refuses to do the job for Percy no matter how much Percy asks or tries to seduce him, rather he offers to teach Percy how to do it himself. Throw in complicated family pasts, old grudges, and shock revelations that threaten to tear them apart, and soon Kit and Percy will find themselves asking if they will be able to make it out of this together.
This was a fun historical romance and I did enjoy the element of heisting and training. Percy and Kit are an adorable couple, especially with Percy being a little bit mean but cute and Kit being the grouchy but soft one. They learn to trust each other and become vulnerable with one another. Despite issues of class, of the fact that Kit has a grudge against Percy’s father, and the fact they both are facing different circumstances, they really work as a couple. Overall a sweet and fun read!
*Thanks Netgalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*
This was a fun historical romance and I did enjoy the element of heisting and training. Percy and Kit are an adorable couple, especially with Percy being a little bit mean but cute and Kit being the grouchy but soft one. They learn to trust each other and become vulnerable with one another. Despite issues of class, of the fact that Kit has a grudge against Percy’s father, and the fact they both are facing different circumstances, they really work as a couple. Overall a sweet and fun read!
*Thanks Netgalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*
very sweet very silly. i love stories flavored like this
CW: The sex scene in this book are quite explicit.
I really enjoyed the juxtaposition of a coffee shop owner/retired thief and a nobleman for the romance in this story. Percy and Kit both have strong, interesting supporting characters in their lives. I appreciate the focus on clothing and how it relates to class and peoples' perceptions.
This was a good book to listen to on audio, as the scenes were long enough and no one scene was so important that I my attention couldn't wander a little.
I plan to read the next book in the series.
I really enjoyed the juxtaposition of a coffee shop owner/retired thief and a nobleman for the romance in this story. Percy and Kit both have strong, interesting supporting characters in their lives. I appreciate the focus on clothing and how it relates to class and peoples' perceptions.
This was a good book to listen to on audio, as the scenes were long enough and no one scene was so important that I my attention couldn't wander a little.
I plan to read the next book in the series.
3.5 stars rounded up
A fun and enjoyable Cat Sebastian read, with great characters and a plot that keeps the pages turning. While not my favorite book of hers, overall a solid read. Looking forward to the release of [b:The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes|58986612|The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes|Cat Sebastian|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1637077874l/58986612._SX50_.jpg|92987770] in a couple days!
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads Giveaway. This in no way affects my opinion.
A fun and enjoyable Cat Sebastian read, with great characters and a plot that keeps the pages turning. While not my favorite book of hers, overall a solid read. Looking forward to the release of [b:The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes|58986612|The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes|Cat Sebastian|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1637077874l/58986612._SX50_.jpg|92987770] in a couple days!
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads Giveaway. This in no way affects my opinion.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Amazing story. I love the characters and the story kept me on edge wanting to know what would come next.
**The copy of this book that I read was an ARC**
A cute, oddly close book, with limited enough locations that watching Kit and Percy shift around the coffeeshop in varying orbits (good on you sir, making the toff come to you) almost felt like a play. A bit regimented as it marches through the romance playlist, and I do wish the secondary cast were fleshed out a bit more (Betty: call me; Rob and Marian: s2g the second bunch of Sherwood-esque crime-adjacent folks not even trying to be slick about it in as many books; Collins: a credit to your name, pity about the cousin; Scarlett & Flora: were they really just there for the [REDACTED], like; Dorothy: shouldn't we be lingering with the crone thief a little longer), but overall an easy, enjoyable read.
On a personal note: As always, major props to committing to Georgian beauty standards (the velvet patches alone...& the powder! Caked in lead, that man is). Kudos to centering the constantly present friction of class on English society, instead of offhandedly having someone drag themselves to the Lords to have an unqualified say about the Corn Laws. No Tory shite in the privies indeed.
A cute, oddly close book, with limited enough locations that watching Kit and Percy shift around the coffeeshop in varying orbits (good on you sir, making the toff come to you) almost felt like a play. A bit regimented as it marches through the romance playlist, and I do wish the secondary cast were fleshed out a bit more (Betty: call me; Rob and Marian: s2g the second bunch of Sherwood-esque crime-adjacent folks not even trying to be slick about it in as many books; Collins: a credit to your name, pity about the cousin; Scarlett & Flora: were they really just there for the [REDACTED], like; Dorothy: shouldn't we be lingering with the crone thief a little longer), but overall an easy, enjoyable read.
On a personal note: As always, major props to committing to Georgian beauty standards (the velvet patches alone...& the powder! Caked in lead, that man is). Kudos to centering the constantly present friction of class on English society, instead of offhandedly having someone drag themselves to the Lords to have an unqualified say about the Corn Laws. No Tory shite in the privies indeed.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No