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bookishmya's review
5.0
Utterly charming! Lady Beatryce is not a simpering debutante. She will never be a proper lady by society standards. She has been forced to harden herself against the cruelty of life. Desperation has been her constant companion, so will anyone ever see the real Beatryce? Lord Dansbury was entranced from first seeing Lady Beatryce, but sadly that feeling turned sour when faced with the hard reality that was Lady Beatryce. In that moment, he learned to hate her. But what is hatred if not passion, and passion more often leads to love. When forced to take Lady a Beatryce on the run to protect her, they soon are faced with the impossible situation of fighting that passion. So much tension and angst leading to their happily ever after, but in the end is an overwhelming amount of love and joys their family comes together. An ending full of happy tears, and endless joy.
joonlily's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I was intrigued to read this one after being introduced to Beatryce, the heroine, in the previous book, where she was one of the villains and a truly terrible person. I love a good redemption arc, and it's rare to find one in the form of a woman villain.
Beatryce continues to be horrible for quite a while, but we also start to learn more about who she is and how she came to be the bad guy. She is unlikable in a lot of ways, a downright asshole sometimes. She is a pro at provoking even the hero, Cliff, who is known for being universally kind and patient. It's a total mismatch of a pairing, but by the end of the book I was sold on rooting for their HEA.
There are some very dark elements to Beatryce's story, so I likely won't be running back to this one for repeated readings, but it was a well done play on the redeemed villain trope.
Long live Aunt Harriet and The Umbrella.
Beatryce continues to be horrible for quite a while, but we also start to learn more about who she is and how she came to be the bad guy. She is unlikable in a lot of ways, a downright asshole sometimes. She is a pro at provoking even the hero, Cliff, who is known for being universally kind and patient. It's a total mismatch of a pairing, but by the end of the book I was sold on rooting for their HEA.
There are some very dark elements to Beatryce's story, so I likely won't be running back to this one for repeated readings, but it was a well done play on the redeemed villain trope.
Long live Aunt Harriet and The Umbrella.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Rape
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