Lauren
Ladies in Hating takes place during the regency era and follows Georgiana, daughter of an earl who grew up with status but now lives with her mother doing well, but getting by on her own. It also follows Cat, who grew up with a loving family with lesser means. Both women are successful authors, and Georgiana is convinced that Cat is somehow intentionally stealing her characters, book titles, and plots.
I won’t go into much more of the plot than that as far as the summary goes. I really felt this book was…fine? The romance was pretty strong. I enjoyed how well the yearning and wanting was written, and I believed each woman had their reasons for having feelings for the other. They also felt like individuals characters in their respective POVs. I even like the way communication (and miscommunication) occurred between them. During the first 40-50% of the book, I was having a great time. However, once they got together I just didn’t care anymore. Throughout the second -ish half of the book there is a mystery subplot, but frankly, I didn’t care about it. The small reveal of why their books were similar was good enough, though made little sense for how specific those coincidences were to me.
I also enjoyed the author’s note, something I don’t always take the time to read.
Ladies in Hating takes place during the regency era and follows Georgiana, daughter of an earl who grew up with status but now lives with her mother doing well, but getting by on her own. It also follows Cat, who grew up with a loving family with lesser means. Both women are successful authors, and Georgiana is convinced that Cat is somehow intentionally stealing her characters, book titles, and plots.
I won’t go into much more of the plot than that as far as the summary goes. I really felt this book was…fine? The romance was pretty strong. I enjoyed how well the yearning and wanting was written, and I believed each woman had their reasons for having feelings for the other. They also felt like individuals characters in their respective POVs. I even like the way communication (and miscommunication) occurred between them. During the first 40-50% of the book, I was having a great time. However, once they got together I just didn’t care anymore. Throughout the second -ish half of the book there is a mystery subplot, but frankly, I didn’t care about it. The small reveal of why their books were similar was good enough, though made little sense for how specific those coincidences were to me.
I also enjoyed the author’s note, something I don’t always take the time to read.