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A Lady's Secret Formula for Love by Elizabeth Everett

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fivecatsinacoat's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance review copy of this book. All opinions are my own. 

To be honest, this one wasn't for me. I didn't feel any connection between the two characters and the side characters felt very one-dimensional. I even found myself skipping through the spicy scenes (which weren't all that spicy) because they didn't have the connection and there was no tension. 
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jess_justmaybeperfect's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious slow-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

3.5

A Lady’s Formula for Love is book 1 in the The Secret Scientists of London series. It’s the story of Lady Violet Greycliff, a brilliant scientist, widowed young by an older man who swept her off her feet only to quickly turn around and break her spirit. At 30 years old she’s founded a club for scientific women and dabbles in work for the government through her beloved step-son. Grey. 

Grey, fearing that Violet may be a target because of her government work, hires a colleague, Arthur Kneland, to be her bodyguard while she works on a high level government project. 

At 40 Arthur has just retired from his government role and is ready to start a new life (and avoid a decades old scandal) with the money Grey gives him to protect Violet. 

A simple job keeping his eye on some ladies? Yes? Not so much. Arthur’s got all kinds of problems, friends with secrets, loyal servants, fanatical radicals, potential suitors, and most of all the insta lust and very soon the deep respect he has for Violet. She returns those feelings and well, they get to it. 

I loved a lot about this book. A older STEM FMC reaching for joy meets an emotionally reserved protector who has forgotten happiness completely. The club and its inclusiveness are great. The villains are very well done. The sex is 🔥! And I always love when a MMC can’t help but listen to the brilliant FMC hypothesize 😏 or just watch her think. 

Unfortunately the book felt mildly disjointed to me. Arthur’s sudden switch to shockingly astute emotional intelligence just wasn’t believable to me. Some growth is to be expected, but I guess I just didn’t buy the complete transformation. He’s still a wonderful man without all the flowery language that just didn’t seem to fit his personality. Also, the story wrapped up too quickly for me. 

I’m definitely reading the rest of the series though. The other books sound great and I’m willing to bet on the transitions I found rough being smoothed out as the series progresses. 
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shannon_magee's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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dexkit10's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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katiehasanxiety's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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eclectic_hellscape's review against another edition

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

3.5

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rosy23white's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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mcmizzie's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Feminist scientist and a spy in a regency romance? Yes please! Loved the diverse cast of characters and themes of believing the risks of love are worth it. The story took a moment for me to find its footing; I think that’s because you meet an onslaught of characters in the first few pages that lay a foundation for the whole series. Loved having a heroine who was fat/had explicitly gained weight.
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eamily's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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megloveswords12's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny 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

3.0

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