3.46 AVERAGE

funny lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
funny lighthearted fast-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: Yes

This book. THIS book!!!

Honestly, this book was absolutely delightful and full of so much heart and laughter. I adored George and Rose. Everything that came out of their mouths was just the best.

I loved getting to read about a married couple finding their spark. It was such a fresh and unique marriage of convenience story.

There were a couple of plot points that could have been made clearer. However, this book was mainly for fun and a good laugh.

*Mild language, but in British. Is it even cursing if there's an accent?
**Very mild innuendos between a married couple.
challenging funny lighthearted reflective 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

Can't say I likes this book. The premise was ridiculous and the story incredible. I only finished to find out how it ended. 
fast-paced
funny lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional funny lighthearted 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: Complicated

Super cute! I liked it way more than I thought I would! 
funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

This is billed as a historical romantic comedy, and for the most part that's accurate! However, more than anything this book is about found family.

Told through not just the eyes of Emmeline and William Pershing (a couple who begin the story in a marriage of convenience), but George and Rose Fletcher (the delightful unruly orphans of the description) and members of the household staff, you know things are going to be fun for everyone involved from the moment one of the nuns laughs after sending the Fletchers away with the Pershings.

Chaos ensues. Lives are changed. Plans are created. Truths are revealed.

If you like the family moments from the Bridgerton books or show, odds are that you'll find this enjoyable! For the most part the romance is secondary to the family being built, but you do get nice hints of it. This book might have ranked a bit higher for me had Emmeline had a different approach to acquiring the children earlier on - I had to just keep on reading with the hope that there would be development for her on that front (there was, though some acknowledgment in retrospect of how odd the first attempts were could have been nice too).
 
Thank you to NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.