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A review by leftamongthepages
Dare to Love Me by Rosa Lucas
4.5
Dare to Love Me by Rosa Lucas had me absolutely feral for a cold, emotionally repressed British man, again.
Edward Cavendish is a widowed surgeon who’s as rigid as the starched shirts he definitely owns. He’s also my new favorite disaster. Meanwhile, Daisy is pure chaos: loud, unfiltered, emotionally honest, and selling gardening tools on late-night TV in a pleated miniskirt. I adored her.
Here’s the catch: she’s his little sister’s best friend. And his younger brother’s ex. The tension? UNREAL. The judgmental glares? Frequent. The slow burn? Painfully good.
Their dynamic is messy, forbidden, and laced with grief, guilt, and that delicious “we shouldn’t, but we’re going to anyway” energy. Daisy was a force in every scene, and watching Edward quietly fall apart over her? That’s the kind of romance I live for.
Also, I’m not kidding, I walked around calling people cads for two days after reading this. So thanks for that, Rosa.
What I loved:
✨ Best friend’s older brother + ex’s brother
✨ Grumpy widower x chaotic sunshine
✨ Upstairs/downstairs tension
✨ Emotional repression, handled
✨ The slowest of slow burns
✨ Daisy just… being Daisy 💅
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🔥 Forbidden & messy
🔥 Grief, class tension, and longing
🔥 British drama with heart
🔥 HEA
Edward Cavendish is a widowed surgeon who’s as rigid as the starched shirts he definitely owns. He’s also my new favorite disaster. Meanwhile, Daisy is pure chaos: loud, unfiltered, emotionally honest, and selling gardening tools on late-night TV in a pleated miniskirt. I adored her.
Here’s the catch: she’s his little sister’s best friend. And his younger brother’s ex. The tension? UNREAL. The judgmental glares? Frequent. The slow burn? Painfully good.
Their dynamic is messy, forbidden, and laced with grief, guilt, and that delicious “we shouldn’t, but we’re going to anyway” energy. Daisy was a force in every scene, and watching Edward quietly fall apart over her? That’s the kind of romance I live for.
Also, I’m not kidding, I walked around calling people cads for two days after reading this. So thanks for that, Rosa.
What I loved:
✨ Best friend’s older brother + ex’s brother
✨ Grumpy widower x chaotic sunshine
✨ Upstairs/downstairs tension
✨ Emotional repression, handled
✨ The slowest of slow burns
✨ Daisy just… being Daisy 💅
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🔥 Forbidden & messy
🔥 Grief, class tension, and longing
🔥 British drama with heart
🔥 HEA