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ctsquirrel's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Too much InstaLove, I mean the characters themselves mention love at first sight. There is some chemistry and debate between the MCs over female autonomy in the new Victorian Era, but it all seems to come back to "she's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen" and "her heaving bosom" of course. There is also the requisite disapproving proper step-mother and the sister who falls for the "ineligible" gentleman.
2 stars because the hero had a minor personality change during the proposal, but +1 bonus star for some decent Darcy-lite groveling from him afterwards.
Setting: Somerset, England 1892 (but it felt earlier)
Book Source: Cuyahoga County Overdrive
2 stars because the hero had a minor personality change during the proposal, but +1 bonus star for some decent Darcy-lite groveling from him afterwards.
Setting: Somerset, England 1892 (but it felt earlier)
Book Source: Cuyahoga County Overdrive
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying
Bullying (Moderate): nitpicking and severe emotional detachment from her father's wife. She was born before his marriage but her father was in love with her mistress mother until she died.
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