A review by beviltiska_romantike
The Worst Woman in London by Julia Bennet

4.0

It's been a while since I've read a historical romance, but I really enjoyed this one. It is well written, has some great banter and quite unconventional premises (the story begins with a wedding, when usually historical romance ends with a wedding) and even more unconventional plot: the heroine is seeking divorce from her horrible husband and falls for his friend. I loved the way the author depicted the injustice women encountered when trying to get divorce at the end of 19th century. The main characters were likeable, though flawed, growing during the story, the passion between them was palpable, maybe just a tad too instalust'ish? And I really hated Edward, what a shitbag, his change towards the end failed to convince me, I guess I'm not a very forgiving person.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange of honest review.