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The Governess Game by Tessa Dare

34 reviews

samchase112's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Good! Cute! Found family! Learning to love yourself! Learning to care for others! I enjoyed this romance, and many things about it, but I do think we skipped over some of the emotional development, and another 100 pages would do a lot toward fleshing out the characters' backstories. But that's just not what this book was, and honestly, that's okay. It was a fun day of reading!

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jehansen127's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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yourbookishbff's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

I LOVE a reformed rake and Chase's character arc absolutely delivers! From The Cave of Carnality and the "inconvenience" of our emotionally scarred (and hilariously macabre) young wards, to a happily-ever-after deserving of our stubborn survivor, Alex, this is alternately silly and gentle. I love seeing a man terrified of love slowly cracked open and refilled with affection, trust and security, and I particularly love when a woman is celebrated for her career achievements on page. This was a winning combo. I felt minor annoyance in how the third act finally resolved but it's a little quibble.

Also, the scenes between Ash and Chase were worth any annoyance I could possibly feel. Perfect, no notes, besties forever please.

ALSO ALSO, this contains elite sickbed/caretaking content and one of the best tiny nods to medical accuracy (that's also a wicked setdown).

ALSO ALSO ALSO, the doll funerals. I only regret that I will never be in attendance.

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lucy3000's review against another edition

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funny hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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stanleycoochieslibrary's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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boundbyemily's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

“I’m just the governess,” Alex quickly volunteered.
“You are not just the governess,” Chase corrected. “You are not ‘just’ anything.”

I am a sucker for the nanny trope so I adored this book! Alex is such a beautiful, tender hearted heroine — she’s such a good take on the shy “good girl” trope! This book was also just hilarious!!
Alternate title: 101 Ways a Child Can Murder Her Doll

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kamrynkoble's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was cute. 3.5 stars.

I loved the FMC and the children. It made me laugh out loud a couple times which I always appreciate. I didn’t adore this one as much as the first, but it was super fun to have a cameo from those characters in this one.

I wish it would’ve been longer and a little more in-depth. The ending especially felt rushed and unsatisfying. It all resolved a little too quickly.

I’ll be reading the next one. This is a quick, steamy, witty, mostly lighthearted (despite all of the doll funerals) regency romance.

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