A review by insearchof_wonder_
Underestimating Miss Cecilia by Carolyn Miller

3.0

This is not my favorite by this author. I normally love her consistent and yet fresh approach to Regency. And normally, my dislike of characters doesn't necessarily translate into disliking the book itself - I kind of see it as a reflection of real life, in that we don't always like every one we meet (true story even if we don't want to admit it lol). However, I felt like both hero and heroine were extremely immature at the start of the story. They both grew but the growing was excessively awkward in my opinion. There were quite a few cringe-worthy scenes that I really didn't need to live through even if they were realistic. I read through to the end, though, because I was at least invested enough to want to know how everything worked out. And the book improved as I read. But it's still not my favorite by this author.

If you're interested, my personal favorite by Carolyn Miller is The Dishonorable Miss Delancey. I really admired her handling of the heroine's struggle with depression in that novel.