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bessadams's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-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? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Classism
Minor: Sexual harassment
callidoralblack's review against another edition
lighthearted
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Grief
themorethatyouread's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
rdmoreland0801's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
4.5
Very cute, loved the banter.
Kitty is quite prickly, determined to make a great match during the London Season to secure her family’s future.
Radcliffe is the older brother of her intended fiancé, and he will not let her ruin his family.
What ensues is a collection of crazy antics and quick banter. With great supporting characters like Archie - quite goofy and oblivious - we actually get good subplots as well.
I’m looking forward to the next book.
Kitty is quite prickly, determined to make a great match during the London Season to secure her family’s future.
Radcliffe is the older brother of her intended fiancé, and he will not let her ruin his family.
What ensues is a collection of crazy antics and quick banter. With great supporting characters like Archie - quite goofy and oblivious - we actually get good subplots as well.
I’m looking forward to the next book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent and War
mariamsaidwhat's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? No
5.0
This was the happiest I’ve been reading a book in a while, and I never wanted it to end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Death of parent and Drug use
lizziaha's review against another edition
lighthearted
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
The love story was admittedly cute, but the plot didn’t do much for me, and the characters weren’t very compelling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Addiction and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Sexual harassment, War, and Gun violence
wordsofclover's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Kitty Talbot has arrived in London for the season and she's on a mission - her parents have recently passed away, leaving Kitty and her sisters with a lot of debt. If Kitty doesn't manage to find a rich husband, the future prospects for her sisters are ruined and she's determined to provide them with what they need for success. When Kitty sets her eyes on Archie De Lacy, she doesn't realise she also has to contend with her brother, Lord Radcliffe who sees Kitty for exactly who she is and what she wants.
This was just a brilliant, enjoyable read that ended up thoroughly surprising me in many ways, and I was sooo gripped by the end as I waited for that P&P moment for the characters to finally touch, let alone kiss. This is a true slow burn book which is actually something I haven't found a lot in the historical/regency romance I have read before and I loved the mix up where it took about 70% through for the characters to actively stop hating each other and 99% done for anything to actually happen.
There is no spice in this book at all which I also found a bit refreshing as regency romance can tend to be a bit bodice busting but the chastity in this book felt more natural for the type of character we are following and who they are, and particularly what Kitty is trying to do - any kind of physical intimacy would have been way too dangerous for her to try.
I loved the pacing of this even though it was slower than other books in the genre I've read as well, and it's a real build-up of the novel and it really feels like it takes the characters a VERY long time to realise their feelings (like almost the last page). I would have liked a few more moments of sexual tension and chemistry between Kitty and Radcliffe just to make things even more exciting between the two.
This is also a novel in which I really missed an epilogue - I would have liked to have seen Kitty and Radcliffe in a few more years and maybe got a glimpse of what happened between Cecily and Montagu.
This was just a brilliant, enjoyable read that ended up thoroughly surprising me in many ways, and I was sooo gripped by the end as I waited for that P&P moment for the characters to finally touch, let alone kiss. This is a true slow burn book which is actually something I haven't found a lot in the historical/regency romance I have read before and I loved the mix up where it took about 70% through for the characters to actively stop hating each other and 99% done for anything to actually happen.
There is no spice in this book at all which I also found a bit refreshing as regency romance can tend to be a bit bodice busting but the chastity in this book felt more natural for the type of character we are following and who they are, and particularly what Kitty is trying to do - any kind of physical intimacy would have been way too dangerous for her to try.
I loved the pacing of this even though it was slower than other books in the genre I've read as well, and it's a real build-up of the novel and it really feels like it takes the characters a VERY long time to realise their feelings (like almost the last page). I would have liked a few more moments of sexual tension and chemistry between Kitty and Radcliffe just to make things even more exciting between the two.
This is also a novel in which I really missed an epilogue - I would have liked to have seen Kitty and Radcliffe in a few more years and maybe got a glimpse of what happened between Cecily and Montagu.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
jenn_reads's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Not a slow story, but PG and extremely slow burn. The main thing that bugged me was the Aunt's minor subplot out of nowhere being resolved so easily but all in all enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Classism
Moderate: War
Minor: Alcohol
Debt, gamblingjdromsky's review against another edition
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
3.75
I really liked the premise of the book and the pacing, but at times the dialogue felt a little rushed and I would’ve wished for a bit more subtext. Characters felt they said exactly what they meant more often than modern people usually do but asleep sometimes more often than even regency folks did (and they spoke in veiled subtext far more often)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and War
sarahsbooklife's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction and Death of parent
Minor: Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, War, Alcohol, and Misogyny