Fairest of the Fayre

3,75/5

I quite enjoyed it, although I wish it was written better.

I liked both Penelope and Phillipe, they were interesting characters - especially Phillipe's backstory with the Reign of Terror, which I've never seen in the regency romance before. But the relationship was lacking something, I didn't immediately cheer for them.

With Phillippe calling Penelope “a dear child” at the Fayre it seemed weird to me that he would be suddenly so in love with her - especially considering such an age gap between them. And the first half of the book was quite boring tbh, there were too many descriptions for me and not enough plot going forward - and at the end it was too rushed. I wished we saw more of stolen moments between Penelope and Philippe during the house party, as well as more chapters from Philippe's point of view. I wished for his pov especially after his uncle told Penelope the story of Phillipe and his father - I wondered what Phillipe thought and felt during that time, and perhaps that he could confide in Penelope?

So while the book was interesting and the plot was intriguing, the writing and execution could be better. I expected more tbh.