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Beautiful romance with the trope friends to livers. I love the development of their relationship and how they discover their passion for writing together. Just so heart warming

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kassidyscatalogue's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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3.5

𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 - 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙜𝙤 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝘼 𝙩𝙤 𝘽 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝘾, 𝘿, 𝙓, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 12 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮.

Well, I went in expecting to really enjoy this one: Colin was fun in the previous books, and Penelope has been an absolutely fabulous TV character, but…wow…Penelope deserved better!!

Colin is a huge red flag, and not in a fun way! A nasty temper, super immature and entitled. Ugh. He *almost* made up for it in the end, but still…at that point, Penelope could have done better as a spinster living with her mother! 😆

Aside from Colin, I really enjoyed Penelope coming into her own, and her relationship with Lady Danbury was amazing.

But girls, stay well clear of the Colins of the world. You can do so much better!

What this book is giving:

✅ Historical Romance

✅ Friends to Lovers

✅ Unrequited Love

✅ Spinster at 28

✅ Lady Danbury

✅ Finding Herself

Rating:

⭐️⭐️⭐️½ / 5

🌶️🌶️ / 5

kellyrgraves's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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? No

4.0

ppchili93's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

2.75

FMC (Penelope): 3 (lord this woman was a bore. For a woman with a decade-long secret life she had nothing to say. What was her personality beyond being a dreaded spinster? Where was the supposed biting wit? The clever humor?)
MMC (Colin): 2.75 (wasn’t as bad as I was expecting. Typically man unable to handle a cut to his ego, especially from a woman. His only traits are smiling and eating a lot)
💕: 3 (I mean I guess they loved each other? It’s not really clear why, but I do think they’ll last probably?)
Plot: 2 (could easily put me to sleep. I wanted MORE - who was Lady Whistletown? What did she mean to Pen? Needed more angst, more hijinks, more everything. All they do is talk - and not about interesting things)
🌶️: 2 (carriage scene? More like snooze fest)
Writing: 3 (surprisingly average…repetitive scenes and the dreaded “he released a breath he hadn’t realized he’d been holding”)

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4.0

I LOVE THAT HE'S SO OUTGOING AND SHE'S SHY AND HE MAKES HER FEEL SO SPECIAL. TOP THREE IN THE SERIES THIS WAS SO CUTE.

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