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justinelgrace's review against another edition
5.0
This can apply to all of the League of Extraordinary Women series. I love being able to read a period romance where I don't have to check my feminism at the door. There. That's the review. I LOVE THEM!
courtneycheek's review against another edition
3.0
There was soooooooo much set up and exposition for a second book in a series. It really dragged on. I really wanted to love it, but found myself find reasons to not pick it up.
liddy2113's review
4.0
I love reading about this group of early suffragists and how they go about defying the norms of their society. Also, it’s a cute romance, and I love Tristan. Just fluff stuff.
marissaneitzel's review against another edition
4.0
This series is so fun. Again, Bridgeton mixed with women’s rights!
missourigray's review against another edition
5.0
“I suppose, in some shape or form, it has always been you”
I am in SHAMBLES. I loved this story. I loved these characters. I love the fight for women’s rights and the intense calling Lucie has to fight. This book was also funny, which I think is mostly Lucie. I liked this book better than #1, but I love them both. Cannot recommend more.
I am in SHAMBLES. I loved this story. I loved these characters. I love the fight for women’s rights and the intense calling Lucie has to fight. This book was also funny, which I think is mostly Lucie. I liked this book better than #1, but I love them both. Cannot recommend more.
velvet_orchid's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, yeah, of course I love the tall, beautiful, bisexual poet with a chest tattoo who is besotted with the woman who refuses to settle or compromise.
aglavalo's review against another edition
4.0
Fun romance and I loved the characters, more of a 4.5 than a 4 rating!
rinasreading's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
readingwithrae's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars.
did i like this better than its predecessor? absolutely. tristan and lucie were exponentially more exciting to read about than annabelle and montgomery. their romance was fun, flirty, and had the infamous 'enemies to lovers' trope that i adore.
however— there is quite a list of things i simply cannot overlook that brought down the rating quite a bit.
first off, it is 2020. the secretly gay "villain" trope is so overdone, and seeing it here was not appreciated, especially considering how little it brought to the story. besides a throwaway at the end where tristan confronts this character and has a 'come to jesus' moment about how being gay is Not A Good Time in the 1800s, the whole involvement of this character was pretty much pointless.
additionally, using another culture's deity as a "gotcha" moment is not only dehumanizing to an entire group of people, but also trivializes a whole religion. as a white american i really can't speak on the personal effects this had on me, but this reviewer (who is south asian) has a great review about why the depiction of said deity was incredibly disrespectful to their culture and hinduism in general. it also should be noted that the only poc in this entire book was tristan's valet, to my knowledge (which is a whole other can of worms entirely).
this easily could've been a 4.5 star rating if all of these questionable aspects weren't included (or were handled better than they were), but as it is now, i can't rate this above a 3. i hope that the next book expands upon people who aren't cis-het-white women and tells their story, along with the four women we've come to love so far in this series.
did i like this better than its predecessor? absolutely. tristan and lucie were exponentially more exciting to read about than annabelle and montgomery. their romance was fun, flirty, and had the infamous 'enemies to lovers' trope that i adore.
however— there is quite a list of things i simply cannot overlook that brought down the rating quite a bit.
first off, it is 2020. the secretly gay "villain" trope is so overdone, and seeing it here was not appreciated, especially considering how little it brought to the story. besides a throwaway at the end where tristan confronts this character and has a 'come to jesus' moment about how being gay is Not A Good Time in the 1800s, the whole involvement of this character was pretty much pointless.
additionally, using another culture's deity as a "gotcha" moment is not only dehumanizing to an entire group of people, but also trivializes a whole religion. as a white american i really can't speak on the personal effects this had on me, but this reviewer (who is south asian) has a great review about why the depiction of said deity was incredibly disrespectful to their culture and hinduism in general. it also should be noted that the only poc in this entire book was tristan's valet, to my knowledge (which is a whole other can of worms entirely).
this easily could've been a 4.5 star rating if all of these questionable aspects weren't included (or were handled better than they were), but as it is now, i can't rate this above a 3. i hope that the next book expands upon people who aren't cis-het-white women and tells their story, along with the four women we've come to love so far in this series.
michelled67's review against another edition
4.0
What a fun read or listen that is. The audiobook is fabulous. It is impossible not to get caught up in this series. I enjoyed Lucy and Tristan’s story. Although, this one did take some patience. I thought they would never get together! But when they finally did it was sooo worth it.