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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The love I have for this book!! I was in desperate need of sapphic joy after finishing the Locked Tomb series (live laugh love griddlehark), and this absolutely delivered. It’s heartwarming, cozy, has phenomenal representation, and it’s spicy! Seriously loved this book, please go read it 🥹🫶

- roommates
- butch/femme
- Indian & Chinese American leads
- labor organizing!!
- sapphic awakening 
- trans bi heroine 
- on kindle unlimited 

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Here’s the thing with this book, you might be confused for a lot of it, but that’s the point. Once it all comes together, and every piece of the puzzle is revealed, this will become one of the most epic books you’ve ever read. At least that was my experience! And truthfully, even being a little lost at times, the writing and characters are so well written I was happy to read just for them. But man, once it all came together?? I was SCREAMING at my book. 

Needless to say I am sprinting to read Harrow!
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated

Honestly, this was a somewhat entertaining good palette cleanser in between books. But it wasn’t something I’d reread, and was kind of forgettable for me. I did appreciate the acknowledgement of the aristocracy getting their funds from slave labor however, since this is a vital detail many historical romances neglect to mention. 

There were just many moments Isabelle made me want to slap her, she annoyed the hell out of me. And the two men who fall for Isabelle & Arabella?? I pray that love never finds me bc these men were so mediocre to me. I will say, I liked Lord Brooke more than Doctor what’s his name, but still. Not top tier book boyfriends at all lol.

*huge thanks to PRH Audio for the audiobook in exchange for my honest review*