A review by bookedintheburbs
To Love and to Loathe by Martha Waters

5.0

I loved this book and these characters even more than the first book. Diana is a sassy widow who strikes up a deal with a friend who has been secretly pining for her while being a rake with the rest of London society. Jeremy needs a little reassurance after his last affair ends unfavorably and ends up getting tutored in his favorite pastime. It was witty, and I loved having the backstory between Diana and Jeremy. I enjoyed the fact that Martha Waters doesn't only write her historical romances as debutants looking for the love of their life. There is a bit more freedom for a widow/married woman in this setting, and it leads to more interesting characters, in my opinion. The FMC in the next book in the series is looking for her first husband, but being a part of this group and the medical textbooks they keep looking at is sure to keep the story interesting.

Martha Waters also fixed my previous issues with all of the men having J names by using their titles more than all of the names, and it helped me stay more firmly put in the story.