A review by bioteacherbooknerd
Sex, Lies and Sensibility by Nikki Payne

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I. LOVED. THIS. BOOK. I am a huge fan of Jane Austen but I might make a wild statement here by saying I think I actually enjoyed this retelling more than the original. Not only does this tackle the love stories of the two Dash sisters, but it also tackles some bigger topics that are so important. Just like with her first book, Nikki Payne writes such emotionally complex characters here and makes you truly immerse yourself in the story. I also really enjoyed the way she had each chapter with a unique and often funny title, and with a count down of sorts to a big event in the story that was looming so you always had it in mind, but also allowed you to immerse yourself in the current spaces we were in with the characters. Also my new favorite male main character is Bear, hands down. What an absolutely wonderful, complicated, sweet, genuine man that Nikki wrote. If you don’t have this one on your immediate list of reads, then you need to change that immediately. As a final note to convince you to read this, as was true of the first book, the tension and chemistry was SOO well done.