A review by sungmemoonstruck
A Modest Independence by Mimi Matthews

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Mimi Matthews is just so good. I love the way she writes: her sense of setting, the flow of her sentences, and the precision of her prose. This is a gorgeous slow burn, a sweeping adventure, and a moving love story. Apparently Jenny is a more divisive Matthews heroine but I loved her and thought her emotional journey was very well done. I both completely understood her resistance to marriage and bought into her transformation over the course of the novel. This is also incredibly well researched and somehow feels both true to the time and very modern and fresh. Matthews' work continues to really stand out in historical romance and I plan to keep on pressing it into people's hands.