3.54 AVERAGE

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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DID NOT FINISH: 50%

Bored. Skimmed entire middle. The banter wasn’t bantering. The plot was so convoluted but not in a fun way. 

I finally finished but I was so bored, the last few chapters I just skimmed it.
I'm putting it 2 stars instead of 1 because I learned a bit of history that I didn't know, but thats all.
emotional funny lighthearted

Diverse in that the characters were Jewish and not white anglo-saxon protestants in London. Not incredibly sweeping or swoony but a pretty good historical romance.
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

I thought this was pretty good, though I wish there had been a bit more details for the main and side characters lives and backstories. I felt it suffered from the curse of many first books in a series in that it has to introduce the world, all the characters, and set up the next pair. I'll likely read the next book in the series when it comes out.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc!

3.5 stars

Rtc!
emotional inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes