jessbookishlife's review against another edition
5.0
Let me just say something up front… Although I haven’t read all the books in this series, I now really want to because I loved this book and meeting all the characters makes me wonder about the previous books, so you guys really have to check out the entire series, because that’s what I’m doing next: reading the books I haven’t read yet.
Speaking of this book in particular. Regency novels was what made me start in this crazy Historical Romance addiction that I have now, and it’s still one of my favorite sub-genres. Overall, despite not having read the previous books, except “One Week to Wed”, I knew this was an amazing ending.
Like I said, this is the final book in the series and I got from the characters interaction how important Clara is for the series and to the other character. I had already gotten a feeling for the characters with “One Week to Wed”, but this one gave me another perspective. Maybe because I don’t really know the story of the other characters and haven’t followed the storyline of the series correctly.
Speaking of the characters… Clara, brilliant, always love when a matchmaker meets her own match. William was charming, such a hard-worker and I absolutely loved him; then again don’t I always love the hero in the historical romance novels I read? But let’s get back on track… their moments together were amazing, I loved seeing how they reacted to one-another, especially Clara, it made things funny and exciting.
Then there were the other characters, some I have met in the first book, and that I could see the family feeling and strong friendship there was between them, which made me want to read the books and know about their own struggles, accomplishments, dreams and lovey-dovy moments.
Overall, I loved it. I can never resist this kind of genre and the all matchmaker character. And this book was very unique because it follows characters that are older (late 30s, early 40s) and I loved that because they so deserve their own love story. Plus, Clara and William are so cute together! And if that don’t win your heart then I have no idea what will.
Speaking of this book in particular. Regency novels was what made me start in this crazy Historical Romance addiction that I have now, and it’s still one of my favorite sub-genres. Overall, despite not having read the previous books, except “One Week to Wed”, I knew this was an amazing ending.
Like I said, this is the final book in the series and I got from the characters interaction how important Clara is for the series and to the other character. I had already gotten a feeling for the characters with “One Week to Wed”, but this one gave me another perspective. Maybe because I don’t really know the story of the other characters and haven’t followed the storyline of the series correctly.
Speaking of the characters… Clara, brilliant, always love when a matchmaker meets her own match. William was charming, such a hard-worker and I absolutely loved him; then again don’t I always love the hero in the historical romance novels I read? But let’s get back on track… their moments together were amazing, I loved seeing how they reacted to one-another, especially Clara, it made things funny and exciting.
Then there were the other characters, some I have met in the first book, and that I could see the family feeling and strong friendship there was between them, which made me want to read the books and know about their own struggles, accomplishments, dreams and lovey-dovy moments.
Overall, I loved it. I can never resist this kind of genre and the all matchmaker character. And this book was very unique because it follows characters that are older (late 30s, early 40s) and I loved that because they so deserve their own love story. Plus, Clara and William are so cute together! And if that don’t win your heart then I have no idea what will.
heatherr's review against another edition
I'm an absolute sucker for older female protagonists in fiction. As soon as I saw the description of this book, I was all in even though she is only in her 40s. Bring me all the older ladies!
Clara entertains herself but selecting a young woman each season in Bath and working as her matchmaker. She's not looking for romance for herself. She is a widow and honestly, she's doing quite fine on her own, thank you very much. Her husband wasn't much of a business man. He never listened to her ideas. When he died she bought a hotel for gentleman that she had had her eyes on. She set up a male relative as the supposed owner but she actually runs the business.
She meets a man in the pump room and gently flirts with him. What she doesn't know is that he just bought the property next door to her hotel and is looking to buy her property also if he can just figure out who owns it.
I loved this book for its description of all the locations in Bath. I visited there a few years ago and could visualize most of the places they discuss. It added to the story to have all these famous places as background.
This was a great storyline that you don't often see in romances. This woman isn't pinning all her hopes on finding the right man. She is living an independent life and she needs to consider the real risks to her freedom of allowing another man in her life. She will lose all her legal rights if she remarries. Is it worth it?
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