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amberinpieces's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

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aeopritchard's review

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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arlangrey17's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This was... Disappointing. Too much debauchery for me.

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emily_mh's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I had so much fun with this one! It was such a good retelling of Mean Girls, super entertaining, and with writing as witty and concise as Austen’s. I also loved the romance between Georgiana and Thomas! My only issues were that Georgiana’s conflict with her parents and the climax action felt a little undeveloped.

As a side note, I listened to the audiobook read by Bessie Carter, who did an incredible job bringing the story to life.

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charley0796's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I believe this is my first romcom book and not a bad one to start with! It’s definitely best described as regency version of Mean Girls, it made me laugh, sucked me in and filled that friendship sized hole that only a good book can!
Overall, I thought the plot was standard for this style coming of age story - though the book was long it didn’t feel that way, despite much of it being taken up by scandalous parties each chapter brought a refreshing new part to the story. It is so much more diverse than most regency novels which often white wash and straightify the time - it was refreshing to see this brought up and discussed but I wish it was developed further! There could have been so much opportunity to explore lavender marriages or even bisexuality on Georgiana’s front if a couple of chapters had been added. This would have built up the historical accuracy of the novel that few people know about (see Jessica Kellgren-Fozard‘s YouTube channel for more on this).

That said, I was disappointed by the love story between Georgiana and Thomas. Though Georgiana’s attraction to him was clear from the outset, Thomas’ affections seemed to materialise from nowhere and with no witty dialogue between the two that could have started to grow the relationship seed. I would have liked to see more around these conversations in the novel, with dialogue being a weakness in the novel. I also felt like the reconciliation between Jane and Frances and Georgiana was brushed over, I felt this needed more development, especially if we are to believe that the relationship between Jane and Frances developed into something healthy.
I also felt the continuous mention of how Georgiana was poor compared to her friends tedious, especially as it had no impact on the plot beyond wearing a bedsheet toga to a Greek party. It felt like a half hearted copy of pride and prejudice.

I do recommend this book though! Especially for those looking for a diverse light read. But not for accurate historical fiction fans .

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