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A review by anatl
An Earl, the Girl, and a Toddler by Vanessa Riley
4.0
For some reason it took me a while to read this. So this is more 3.5 than 4. Jemina was a very angsty character and rightly so, she has been confined to Bedlam and gaslighted into thinking she never had a baby by her late husband's family. She suffers from amnesia and tries to piece together her lost background and history. However she was also overly suspicious of the kind hero who was extremely patient and forbearing with her.
I loved the diversity and the racial issues that arise in the book. Daniel, Earl of Ashbrook, is black and his late wife by proxy came from the Caribbean. So when he searched for her he was given a child to raise which everyone assumed was his because of her skin colour. The racial issues make the story stand out among other regencies. And I must give the author credit for highlighting how easy it was to discredit a woman on mental health grounds, like "The Mad Woman in the Attic".
All in all the book could have been improved in my opinion if the conflict between the two main characters didn't rely so heavily on a lack of communication. But they do make it up a little by having a sizzling hot chemistry between them.
I received a free e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!
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I loved the diversity and the racial issues that arise in the book. Daniel, Earl of Ashbrook, is black and his late wife by proxy came from the Caribbean. So when he searched for her he was given a child to raise which everyone assumed was his because of her skin colour. The racial issues make the story stand out among other regencies. And I must give the author credit for highlighting how easy it was to discredit a woman on mental health grounds, like "The Mad Woman in the Attic".
All in all the book could have been improved in my opinion if the conflict between the two main characters didn't rely so heavily on a lack of communication. But they do make it up a little by having a sizzling hot chemistry between them.
I received a free e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!
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