A review by bookit
A New Beginning by Rose Pearson

4.0

This review pretty much sums this one up for me. I liked the characters quite a lot in this story (exception noted for Emily's father, who was not intended to be likeable after essentially sold her into marriage and then doubles down by spreading malicious gossip about his own daughter). Some of the utter and complete crap that women had to endure back then makes my blood fairly boil and much of the plot points of this story hinge on those factors. Despite such historical baggage, the plot remains mostly light. My main complaint was that the story ended so abruptly that it felt like some pages were accidentally omitted. Emily and the "will she or won't she forgive him" plot remains hanging and the Guild is barely formed before WHAM, the end.