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This seemed obvious from the book cover however I didn't realise that this was a proper triangle. It mostly works but my pet peeve is the demonisation of the losing party so to speak. personally its unnecessary.
The good points - the eventual love story when it finally happened was beautiful. Unlike the other reviews, I didn't actually see which direction things would go until about mid way but at that point it was so patently obvious. again I wish the author had been more subtle about *why* Eliza made the choice instead of creating an antagonist.

ritatermita's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

drivemecrazy's review

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4.0

For a time, I had no idea which love interest the MC was going to pick. Which is really fun in a love triangle story.

heck_'s review

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medium-paced

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

5.0

ashnickam's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

anovellaidea's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

hheartbooks's review

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2.0

Oh, what to say.... I truly loved A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting and was so excited to read another work by this author. Note: this is not a true series; each can be read as a stand-alone. Unfortunately, I was majorly disappointed. I almost put this book down at several points but kept pushing through.

My main complaint is that I did NOT like the main character. She was your typical pushover, who instead of learning to speak for herself became one who couldn't think through anything logically. In fact, at one point a character said to her, "to allow yourself to think would be disastrous," and I literally laughed out loud. (Quote may change as this was an ARC.)

There's a love triangle here that the author played horribly. I became very invested in one, only for her to end that and switch the MC to the other love interest, only for that to shatter. I did not want her to end up with either man! They were both horrible. I felt like she ended with who she should have, but I wasn't happy for them at that point.

Overall, this was a very slow read with characters I couldn't root for (but was obviously supposed to,) and I ended feeling very disappointed/annoyed.

I do appreciate the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my own thoughts and opinions.

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