A review by torilovesheas
In Which Winnie Halifax Is Utterly Ruined by Alexandra Vasti
4.0
4.5 stars for the last of the Halifax siblings! I’m so sad this is the last book in these series. What do I do until 2024??
A fake marriage/fake relationship will always rope me in. Even better? A fake marriage where she thought she was making up a totally fake husband with a totally fake name. And instead she legit wrote out marriage banns with the name of a prominent Earl. And it’s probably not a fake marriage at all due to a Murphy’s law situation where everything that CAN go wrong WILL go wrong. Wrong? Right? I’ll let you decide.
Winnie and Spencer are so endearing and gentle. Spencer is the MOST earnest human being and, in a world of aristocratic know it all men, Spencer listens to Winnie and actively seeks to make her life better and help. Even though she’s made a muck of everything on accident. I mean he sees her in the jail for their first meeting (meet cute, amiright) and is a smitten kitten. If a man is smitten with you when you’re covered on sheep shit, make him a husband. I just adored Spencer and his blushing ears and inability to hide his emotions.
And Winnie?? I ached for her struggle. Can you imagine trying to fix the mistakes your parents made and starting a completely new life because you’re running from things that weren’t your mistakes to pay for? Winnie is such a strong character. And it’s very much because she had no choice. But instead of it making her bitter, she’s still tender hearted and yearns for love and family. She just doesn’t think she deserves it. Thankfully, there’s a Spencer there to, not fix everything for her, but to be a safe place to land. I loved them so much.
I was just a hair curious in the end about what would happen to Winnie’s farm because it’s not really resolved, but I’m going to assume she hires someone and continues to make her thread! Or maybe she doesn’t! The world is her oyster as the accidental Countess of Warren.
A fake marriage/fake relationship will always rope me in. Even better? A fake marriage where she thought she was making up a totally fake husband with a totally fake name. And instead she legit wrote out marriage banns with the name of a prominent Earl. And it’s probably not a fake marriage at all due to a Murphy’s law situation where everything that CAN go wrong WILL go wrong. Wrong? Right? I’ll let you decide.
Winnie and Spencer are so endearing and gentle. Spencer is the MOST earnest human being and, in a world of aristocratic know it all men, Spencer listens to Winnie and actively seeks to make her life better and help. Even though she’s made a muck of everything on accident. I mean he sees her in the jail for their first meeting (meet cute, amiright) and is a smitten kitten. If a man is smitten with you when you’re covered on sheep shit, make him a husband. I just adored Spencer and his blushing ears and inability to hide his emotions.
And Winnie?? I ached for her struggle. Can you imagine trying to fix the mistakes your parents made and starting a completely new life because you’re running from things that weren’t your mistakes to pay for? Winnie is such a strong character. And it’s very much because she had no choice. But instead of it making her bitter, she’s still tender hearted and yearns for love and family. She just doesn’t think she deserves it. Thankfully, there’s a Spencer there to, not fix everything for her, but to be a safe place to land. I loved them so much.
I was just a hair curious in the end about what would happen to Winnie’s farm because it’s not really resolved, but I’m going to assume she hires someone and continues to make her thread! Or maybe she doesn’t! The world is her oyster as the accidental Countess of Warren.