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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
Three stars might actually be too generous considering I spent over half of this book only reading it out of pure spite and hope that something redeeming would happen. I got so mad at certain things I nearly cried. The only good parts of this book were past the 60% mark and after that only whenever Arabella wasn’t around. Before the 60% mark she made an already painful story horrid. She was awful. I hope she’s not in the next book and if she is she’s…completely changed and is a brand new person.
Peggy though can stay because she has sense. And isn’t absolutely ridiculously unbearable.
What did earn this three stars? Once Bonny…got his head half out of la la land and truly paid attention to Valentine and realized how he needed to approach their friendship and relationship things got marginally tolerable and sickeningly adorable. The switch was kind of very sudden but I was very willing to look past it because at least I wasn’t hating my life anymore.
In the end if basically every character besides Valentine hadn’t had horrible personalities and the whole book hadn’t felt like a “how many times can we beat down this poor Duke” I would’ve liked it but unfortunately that seemed to just be the basis of the story. Maybe the concept they were reaching from was “quirky ridiculous queer historical romcom romp through the countryside” but it leaned was too into ridiculous and didn’t seem to realize it was drowning in it.
So yeah…three stars is probably too generous but it had a cute ending and that’s making me feel friendly.
Peggy though can stay because she has sense. And isn’t absolutely ridiculously unbearable.
What did earn this three stars? Once Bonny…got his head half out of la la land and truly paid attention to Valentine and realized how he needed to approach their friendship and relationship things got marginally tolerable and sickeningly adorable. The switch was kind of very sudden but I was very willing to look past it because at least I wasn’t hating my life anymore.
In the end if basically every character besides Valentine hadn’t had horrible personalities and the whole book hadn’t felt like a “how many times can we beat down this poor Duke” I would’ve liked it but unfortunately that seemed to just be the basis of the story. Maybe the concept they were reaching from was “quirky ridiculous queer historical romcom romp through the countryside” but it leaned was too into ridiculous and didn’t seem to realize it was drowning in it.
So yeah…three stars is probably too generous but it had a cute ending and that’s making me feel friendly.
It was a wild and fun ride
I liked the romance aspect but I really hated some of the side characters #SorryNotSorry
I liked the romance aspect but I really hated some of the side characters #SorryNotSorry
Completely ridiculous and wonderfully heartwarming. The narration raised it a star for me.
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
Maybe like 3.8? It lost me in the middle for a bit and I was concerned everyone was a bit mean and completely mental but considering I couldn’t put it down, I have come to the conclusion that they all were both those things but that was all part of the fun, so 4 stars it is. I need more queer regency romance!
This book is very silly. It is also an ode to reading, the strangest homage to Northanger Abbey, a beautiful subversion of historical romance tropes and filled to the brim with queer joy.
Spoiler
I might not be the biggest fan of third act conflicts that happen so late in the story but no book with Bonny in it could get anything less than five stars from me.
Where to begin? First of all, I highly recommend listening to the audio with this book - either with or without the whisper sync on kindle. It was so enjoyable this way! The narrator is perfection!
I haven't shrieked with laughter over a book in.... well maybe forever. So many funny moments.
The characters are delightful, infuriating, hilarious, charming, queer, and perfect.
Valentine and Bonny stole my heart and though I felt maybe too often that Valentine was more enraptured than Bonny, it didn't take away from my overall feeling about their story in general. I just wanted to Bonny proclaim his feelings just a bit more, rather than just pulling them out of Valentine.
Belle however, may go down as the most infuriating character ever written. Thankfully, I believe she's supposed to read that way.
Looking forward to the next book!
I haven't shrieked with laughter over a book in.... well maybe forever. So many funny moments.
The characters are delightful, infuriating, hilarious, charming, queer, and perfect.
Valentine and Bonny stole my heart and though I felt maybe too often that Valentine was more enraptured than Bonny, it didn't take away from my overall feeling about their story in general. I just wanted to Bonny proclaim his feelings just a bit more, rather than just pulling them out of Valentine.
Belle however, may go down as the most infuriating character ever written. Thankfully, I believe she's supposed to read that way.
Looking forward to the next book!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
I mean. You must first accept the following:
1. Everything about this book is intentionally ridiculous.
2. You will hate every single one of the characters at various points of the book.
3. The author is very aware of both 1 & 2.
You're going to thoroughly enjoy this hilarious story of chaos and miscommunication, despite being extremely irritated by everyone all the time.
1. Everything about this book is intentionally ridiculous.
2. You will hate every single one of the characters at various points of the book.
3. The author is very aware of both 1 & 2.
You're going to thoroughly enjoy this hilarious story of chaos and miscommunication, despite being extremely irritated by everyone all the time.