lost_hitsu 's review for:

The Gentleman and his Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide

DID NOT FINISH: 44%

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This is a mashup of a lot of things I love - queernorm Regency with magic, second chance romance, murder mysteries - but none of them work, individually or together: everyone seems to be forgetting that there are murders to be solved, the worldbuilding spends zero effort to actually think through the implications of gay-friendly Regency, nor does it really explain the magical elements, and a romance needs to stand on something more substantial than fifteen flashbacks and a bit of sexual tension.