A review by grumpypantsonfire
Reputation by Lex Croucher

4.0

I really enjoyed most of this book.

It is not as ridiculous/funny as you might think from the blurb on the back, after about a hundred pages, the more serious topics really come through. The main characters are well-fleshed out, interesting people, maybe a bit less so the main love interest. They're not extremely likeable people, but in my opinion a character does not have to be likeable as a person to be a good character.

I thought the story was nice to follow, though the important plot points were often quite predictable, I liked the humor and while I'm aware that it is probably not a hundred percent historically accurate book, I like how it still "felt" regency era while discussing topics you wouldn't find mentioned so openly in books from that time, like same sex attraction and consent.

Imma talk about triggers here for a second - sexual assault and victim blaming. (Also spoilers)

Spoiler

So this book touches on some heavy topics, like very dubious consent, attempted rape and victim blaming and they were not easy for me to read about. I was really happy that there were people who even while disagreeing with some of Georgiana's actions, did not for one second blame her for the sexual assault she suffered.