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A review by mnboyer
An Earl, the Girl, and a Toddler by Vanessa Riley
5.0
PopSugar 2023 reading challenge #29
Jemina is in a shipwreck, but survives (and, very few survive). She's then committed and everyone think's she's crazy until barrister Daniel Thackery, Lord Ashbrook, comes and gets her out. He's kind of depressed because his proxy-wife was on that ship and didn't survive, but her child did -- and now he's caring for this child (Charlotte). And then... he starts to have feelings for Jemina.
There's a lot to unpack in this relationship though. She's a maid. She has amnesia. Turns out maybe her family was involved in the slave trade. That's further complicated by the racial dynamics that are already present in the story. This tension was great. The fact that Jemina wants to uncover who she is, no matter if that makes her a less desirable love-match, fantastic. The fact that Lord Ashbrook becomes so smitten, wonderful.
Really, my only complaint is the "baby voice" in the narration if you listen to the audiobook. That, that was weird... Charlotte is a baby but the voice was creepy.
Definitely need to go find the first book in this series!
Jemina is in a shipwreck, but survives (and, very few survive). She's then committed and everyone think's she's crazy until barrister Daniel Thackery, Lord Ashbrook, comes and gets her out. He's kind of depressed because his proxy-wife was on that ship and didn't survive, but her child did -- and now he's caring for this child (Charlotte). And then... he starts to have feelings for Jemina.
There's a lot to unpack in this relationship though. She's a maid. She has amnesia. Turns out maybe her family was involved in the slave trade. That's further complicated by the racial dynamics that are already present in the story. This tension was great. The fact that Jemina wants to uncover who she is, no matter if that makes her a less desirable love-match, fantastic. The fact that Lord Ashbrook becomes so smitten, wonderful.
Really, my only complaint is the "baby voice" in the narration if you listen to the audiobook. That, that was weird... Charlotte is a baby but the voice was creepy.
Definitely need to go find the first book in this series!