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Excuse me, but I LOVED this! Been on a reading block lately but this was sooooo cute and heartwarming. My eyes glazed over at the data parts now and then but I genuinely liked the two leads and Juno, Juno is the best kid.

This was wild as hell lmao WELL WRITTEN but wiiiiiild. I read it because we discussed it on the podcast and Jhen really sold it to me. But WIIIIIIILD.

It was cute and didn't go the way I expected either, which is good.

What the fresh hell is this book. DNF.
Dysfunctional and cruel marketed as humorous. I couldn't feel sorry for the heroine who was really the author of her own demise for being the same as her future mother-in-law who she despises, a neurotic pathological liar. She listens to her dumbass friends who all hate, nay, resent her fiance because his wealthier than them and one of them is an internet conspiracy theorist who hates dentists. This same nitwit who she HATES but still takes sides with and listens to about her relationship. This woman is a dummy. I'm not a fan of reading about dysfunctional relationships existing long past their prime. Just fucking break up, already. Roll credits.

If you go in with low expectations it's an ok book. It's not good. It's bad until it's good like Riverdale on Netflix. The monsters were interesting though I guess.

Alexa, play dvsn's Too Deep.

I liked that the heroine had other stuff going on than just fawning over the hero.

Teddy is my fave in this series. So lovable.

Y'all, it's fluff. Steamy, sexy fluff. Like a good s'more. Rafe is a sweetheart and Sloane deserved a good man in her life. I wanted to beat the brakes off her ex-husband's sociopathic behind but that's just me.

How does this series get better with each book? Woooow Ms. Bev did THAAT.

Uh excuse me but I LOVED this book. Both characters were so real and the writer is truly that girl because normally I get cynical and roll my eyes at inner monologues a lot but I didn't with this book. Nubia and Steph are a wonderful couple and I thoroughly enjoyed their story!

Tessa Bailey is really THAT author. Also, lowkey, the dirty talk queen.
This is now a Leo stan account.

Infuriating immature heroines are a landmark of a regency romance and this one was no different. St. John really had his work cut out for him. I like the little side story about Rock though, bless him.

This is a Sam stan account. He's so kind, so wonderful. He's funny as hell too. Lord I see what you have done for others...

I did not read the first book in the series but this was easy to pick up and dive in without feeling like I missed something. If anything, this book made me want to read the first and see how Chase and Minerva's story unfolded. Anyway, in this one we meet the space case that is Kevin Radnor, god bless him. He's presented as a brilliant man but I wanted to clobber him over the head with a chamber pot. Rosamund was a lovely heroine however and I felt like we got more insight into why she did the things she did. I also felt that in the grand scheme of historical romances, this one was a bit more realistically written in terms of how the two main characters related to each other, and I appreciate that.

Who do I have to talk to so we can get this book as a movie?! I need to see the mountains, the wildflowers, the majestic beauty of wild California and romance between black people. This was... SO GOOD. but also what I've come to expect from Miss Bev.

Ok did NOT expect this to be my favorite in the series. Nya is so relatable and that adage “you dream too big, girl” I felt that in my shundo. Johan was just as complex and angst ridden as I came to expect after his appearances in the previous books but that surprisingly didn't make him less lovable. This was my favorite book I read this month.

OKAY STACY!! Historical romance that isn't puritanical, we love to see it. Leading man has a tragical story and man, it hurt my heart. But love heals all wounds! Like, literally all. Read the book and you'll know what I mean lol

I was provided a copy of this book to review thanks to NetGalley.

That said! I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It had more depth than I have come to expect from historical romances. Georgie was likable and a true romantic at heart but not a pushover. I enjoyed Gavin's suffering as he fought his love as well. This was my first book by this author and I'll be sure to check out her other work.

Re-reading the bridgerton series and I almost forgot how much I liked Anthony's sorry behind. Such a great story (much better than Daphne) and I can't wait to see it on the telly as a part of the show's second season.

It was good. Another romance I think would do well as a TV show or movie.

WOOF. I couldn't identify with the female lead cause she's a rich white girl with poor decision making skills. JOSH HOWEVER was a great character and he's a sweet precious baby who should be protected at all costs.

Man I dunno the comments about the lead character's skin color made me uncomfortable as all hell but I also hate when brown people are referred to as mahogany? Might just be me as a POC. Anyway it wasn't badly written but... there are some parts I couldn't get over and found myself rolling my eyes a lot. I'll try the next book in the series. Maybe I'll be less annoyed if they're both just regular white people and I don't have to be on edge about the story.

Also the mystery in this book? Solved in one paragraph. I legit laughed out loud.

It was fun and interesting to have a heroine who spoke about her sexual freedom so openly in a historical. Typically the leading ladies in this genre are wilting ninnies so this was a refreshing change of pace.

BRB looking at flights to Scotland. But only if the blacksmiths are like Tavish. Whew lord.