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A review by karenreader
Must Love Breeches: A Time Travel Romance by Angela Quarles
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
⭐️ horrible, ⭐️ ⭐️mediocre, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ entertaining, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ great, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ excellent
[***The following rambling notes are for me. They may contain spoilers or no information at all.***]
While I loved the premise and the side characters, I couldn’t stand Isabelle. Most of the book deserves about 4 ⭐️, but the main character is about a 2.5. She’s a professional historian working at the British Museum and , while her specialty is the American South, she loves Jane Austen. However, she was surprised by how many layers of clothing women wore in the 1830s, indignant that she couldn’t open a bank account, ignorant of basic rules of propriety… I know more from reading historical fiction. It was extremely annoying how stupid the author made her. If it needed to be explained to the audience, it could have she surprised to live through X, which she already knew about. I almost DNFed multiple times. I didn’t enjoy it as much as I should because I was constantly surprised by how stupid the main character was.
While I loved the premise and the side characters, I couldn’t stand Isabelle. Most of the book deserves about 4 ⭐️, but the main character is about a 2.5. She’s a professional historian working at the British Museum and , while her specialty is the American South, she loves Jane Austen. However, she was surprised by how many layers of clothing women wore in the 1830s, indignant that she couldn’t open a bank account, ignorant of basic rules of propriety… I know more from reading historical fiction. It was extremely annoying how stupid the author made her. If it needed to be explained to the audience, it could have she surprised to live through X, which she already knew about. I almost DNFed multiple times. I didn’t enjoy it as much as I should because I was constantly surprised by how stupid the main character was.