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adrienne_adrimano's review against another edition
3.0
I know it was a novella, so I can't be too critical of the length of the book and therefore the speed of the plot, but I think it could have been a wonderful second-chance full-length romance. I think it had great rom-com hijinks in some parts.
Some romance, but if you're looking for a quick steamy read, I guess you'll like it.
Some romance, but if you're looking for a quick steamy read, I guess you'll like it.
sharonwb's review against another edition
4.0
Re-read 2023, I thought better than the first time I read it. Some very nice spicy scenes. Nice novella to fill in the gaps of Charles' story from all of the previous Lady Wallingham letters.
rjordan19's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Overall: 4.5 rounded to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥 (So I lost all my notes for this one but this is what I think it is)
Humor: Yes
Perspective: Third person from both hero and heroine
Cliffhanger: No this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: Yes
Should I read in order?
Ideally, yes. This relationship has been in the background of a couple books.
Basic plot:
Charles has been attempting to woo Julia for years and the winter hunting party will provide the perfect opportunity to corner her into accepting.
Give this a try if you want:
- Regency
- country setting
- winter romance
- novella length
- widowed heroine/widower hero
- bargain – heroine agrees to spending 12 nights in his bed to determine that they aren’t suitable
- hero pursues
- well-endowed hero
- mid steam – 2 scenes (I think) in a novella length
My thoughts:
I was almost done with this book and I ended up losing all of my notes on it. So there’s something things I’m not 100% sure on, like the steam, but that’s okay. I won’t have content warnings for this one either, because if there were any, they were saved in my notes :(
I really enjoyed this one. I am such a fan of Mary Sarah’s narration. I just fall into her stories with a soothed smile on my face. I am always shocked by how much dislike she gets in the romance community. (*holds Mary Sarah comfortingly*)
Anywayyyy we get the story of Julia and Charles who have been in the background in a number of scenes throughout the series, as well as Charles mother, the intimidating prelude to every chapter, the dowager Marchioness. I’ll admit I didn’t pay much attention them, but I ended up really loving their story!
I think the heroine’s whole reason for her hesitancy and push back was a bit silly, but I am able to forgive that. I eat up hero pursues and he pursues her so hard in this one. So I was just happy as a clam reading this entire novel with it’s angsty chase.
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Safe sex: No, but the heroine believes she is barren.
I want to say there is a doggy style scene – he wants to take her like this because he’s obsessed with a freckle or something on her neck??
And maybe her on top?
Readability: 📖📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥 (So I lost all my notes for this one but this is what I think it is)
Humor: Yes
Perspective: Third person from both hero and heroine
Cliffhanger: No this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: Yes
Should I read in order?
Ideally, yes. This relationship has been in the background of a couple books.
Basic plot:
Charles has been attempting to woo Julia for years and the winter hunting party will provide the perfect opportunity to corner her into accepting.
Give this a try if you want:
- Regency
- country setting
- winter romance
- novella length
- widowed heroine/widower hero
- bargain – heroine agrees to spending 12 nights in his bed to determine that they aren’t suitable
- hero pursues
- well-endowed hero
- mid steam – 2 scenes (I think) in a novella length
My thoughts:
I was almost done with this book and I ended up losing all of my notes on it. So there’s something things I’m not 100% sure on, like the steam, but that’s okay. I won’t have content warnings for this one either, because if there were any, they were saved in my notes :(
I really enjoyed this one. I am such a fan of Mary Sarah’s narration. I just fall into her stories with a soothed smile on my face. I am always shocked by how much dislike she gets in the romance community. (*holds Mary Sarah comfortingly*)
Anywayyyy we get the story of Julia and Charles who have been in the background in a number of scenes throughout the series, as well as Charles mother, the intimidating prelude to every chapter, the dowager Marchioness. I’ll admit I didn’t pay much attention them, but I ended up really loving their story!
I think the heroine’s whole reason for her hesitancy and push back was a bit silly, but I am able to forgive that. I eat up hero pursues and he pursues her so hard in this one. So I was just happy as a clam reading this entire novel with it’s angsty chase.
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Safe sex:
I want to say there is a doggy style scene – he wants to take her like this because he’s obsessed with a freckle or something on her neck??
And maybe her on top?