Reviews with content warning for Injury/Injury detail - A Week to Be Wicked

This book was a hot mess (in sort of a good way). Colin and Min's relationship was a hot dumpster fire, which was entertaining, but in my opinion was a step down from the intimate, emotional, if antagonistic connection that they shared briefly in the first book. I really liked seeing a glimpse of Colin as a deep character in the first book, but it seemed like even in his own book the author often fell back on treating him as a caricature of a Rake. And the intelligent, strong-minded Minerva who took down a giant man with a bag of rocks was often turned into a scared, clueless girl. I would rather it had been the novel that was promised in the first book: two strong personalities with a deep dislike for one another fall in love when they bond and discover one another's true personalities are more compatible than they originally thought. This was more along the lines of "two dumpster fires combine forces to go on a journey, and then they coalesce into one big dumpster fire." It was entertaining, but it just didn't hit me right. I was so excited for Colin and Minerva, because they had such strong, unique chemistry in the first book. It wasn't bad by any means, but it fell short of what I expected for the pairing. I think I was expecting more of a slow burn, and I got a seesaw between riotously insane and deeply serious with some smut thrown in for good measure.

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Hilarious and delightful. My favorite Dare novel, so far. I still have several more Spindle Cove books to read, but I don’t see how this can be topped. Dare’s romances are always funny, usually with a couple of scenes that really tickle my funny bone. A Week to be Wicked had me chuckling the whole way through. Excellent banter and chemistry between the two MCs. I’m glad I didn’t try to binge this series. I have to be in the right mood for Dare’s particular style of storytelling, and it’s nice to have a pile of her unread books to turn to when that mood strikes.

Endnotes: Historical Romance, M/F, Regency era (1814), road trip, bluestocking/rake, enemies to lovers, canoodling in a carriage, opposites attract, 3rd-person dual POV, novel (102k words), ebook from Hoopla
Heat Index: 4/5

(5 full, moderately explicit sex scenes plus 1 brief (<1 page) sex scene. First full scene is at ~40%.)

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