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bookedmybook's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
kirstenrose22's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this up because of Bridgerton and this was the only Quinn book my library had on the shelf. It has a strong beginning, and there were certain parallels to the show, which amused me, but overall this was just so-so.
likesami's review against another edition
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
3.75
rosannem's review against another edition
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
librarianinperiwinkle's review against another edition
4.0
The poetry-reading-turned-theatrical-production had me laughing out loud on my lunch break. And that wasn't the only laugh-out-loud moment. I love Quinn's books!
For readers' advisors: character and setting doorways, although language (i.e. witty dialogue) is pretty strong, too. A couple of sex scenes and some mild swearing.
For readers' advisors: character and setting doorways, although language (i.e. witty dialogue) is pretty strong, too. A couple of sex scenes and some mild swearing.
alikat0224's review against another edition
4.0
Different plot
The plot was quite different and I truly liked it. Unfortunately I was able to guess it way before it was revealed. I love the quick wit, the humor and, as always, the terror of the Smythe Smith Musicale.
The plot was quite different and I truly liked it. Unfortunately I was able to guess it way before it was revealed. I love the quick wit, the humor and, as always, the terror of the Smythe Smith Musicale.
higgy's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.25
I hated this book. Iris was one of the best supporting characters in the others of this series, and I like her in this book, too, but Richard is a POS. How could she possibly forgive him? And we don't even really understand how they fall in "love." If anything, Iris is probably feeling "in love" because he gaslighted her and manipulated her throughout the entire book. Richard is a predatory man and doesn't seem to understand or care about women, just his and his family's image.
Quinn did Iris dirty.
Quinn did Iris dirty.
jelkebooks's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Honestly, this book started fine enough. I feel like it started on the same level as the rest of the books in the series for me. They all have felt extremely mid to me. This was just like that for the most part. I immediately fell in love with Iris, but Richard's inner monologue constantly hinting towards him doing something bad that we don't know about kept me from fully getting invested in him. I also think the romance was extremely underdeveloped. I truly think these two barely spend any time together on page, quite a lot of it is also spend fighting, so I truly do not know why they even like each other let alone LOVE each other. I feel like this whole series lacks a bit of depth, but this couple I truly did not understand at all.
However, then we get into the second half of this book, and Richard became a piece of shit. He treated Iris so horribly, and even though he has his reasons I hated how absolutely insecure he made her feel. Reading from her POV and seeing him go from hot to cold for seemingly no reason just was extremely painful. Then we get the reveal of what Richard has been keeping from both Iris as well as the reader, and I probably even hated him even more. What he was asking of her was absolutely abysmal, but could still be forgiveable. However, how he treats both of his sisters and Iris during all of this really isn't. He is such an ass, that truly treats the women in his life like puppets to be manipulated. It was absolutely vile to read about. The only reason he even comes around is because he "loves" Iris and therefore feels bad about hurting her. You know, after Iris got them out of this bullshit already. Yeah, that's right he does absolutely NOTHING to redeem himself in this book. Fuck him! Truly. Like I understand a romance needs to have a happily ever after but sometimes the couple ending up together isn't a happy ending. Iris deserved so much better. So yeah, this book is trash.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting
Minor: Grief