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yourbookishbff's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
Ravishing the Heiress gave me that chest-constricting feeling that only high levels of angst and pining can achieve. This is a marriage of convenience, but between literal (figurative) babies of just 19 and 16. It's not at all what you expect, though. Our MMC, the now-Lord Fitzhugh, is determined to marry his teenage sweetheart, but through a series of unfortunate deaths, becomes the inheritor of an earldom and its crumbling estate and must marry the tinned-sardine-heiress, Millie, to save it from ruin. Our girl Millie falls for "Fitz" the moment they meet, but quickly realizes he is hopelessly in love with someone else and is only marrying her to save his family from debt. Millie refuses to let him see that she is pining, though, and insists on a pact - they agree they will not consummate their marriage for eight years and will each live free and unencumbered.
BUT THIS IS PERFECT. Because what we get is an incredible non-linear story of present-day Fitz and Millie (27 and 24, respectively) nearing the end of their pact, interspersed with flashbacks to their developing friendship as they grow up together. Millie adores him secretly. Fitz grows to admire her openly. They finally, FINALLY discover their love for each other. It. Is. Glorious. Slow. (SLOW). Burn.
If you loved the heart-wrenching tenderness and iron-clad respect between Harry and Thomas in Convergence of Desire, and if you are *trash-for-angst* and couldn't get enough of the friends-to-lovers-but-one-fell-first-and-waited-literal-years of Poppy and Alex in People We Meet on Vacation, this is your book.
If Thomas had given us another Fitz POV and 50 more pages to round out the 3rd act, this would be 5 stars for me.
BUT THIS IS PERFECT. Because what we get is an incredible non-linear story of present-day Fitz and Millie (27 and 24, respectively) nearing the end of their pact, interspersed with flashbacks to their developing friendship as they grow up together. Millie adores him secretly. Fitz grows to admire her openly. They finally, FINALLY discover their love for each other. It. Is. Glorious. Slow. (SLOW). Burn.
If you loved the heart-wrenching tenderness and iron-clad respect between Harry and Thomas in Convergence of Desire, and if you are *trash-for-angst* and couldn't get enough of the friends-to-lovers-but-one-fell-first-and-waited-literal-years of Poppy and Alex in People We Meet on Vacation, this is your book.
If Thomas had given us another Fitz POV and 50 more pages to round out the 3rd act, this would be 5 stars for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
sydapel's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
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? No
4.0
Another historical I read in practically one sitting ,mostly because it was so deliciously angsty I never wanted to leave. The YEARNING in here, my god. I also loved the establishment of Fitz and Millie's relationship over the years as rooted firmly in friendship, trust and connection.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
velvetsteelrom's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol
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