Series: Sins for All Seasons, #5Tropes & Traits: slow burn; hero is secretly titled; heroine is illegitimate; class difference; hidden identityPublication Date: 03.31.20Genre/Setting: Historical; Victorian; London, EnglandRating: 4.5 stars
Fancy Trewlove dreams of marrying for love, though she knows she must also fulfill her mother's dream that she marry a titled nobleman. Fancy has the manners and educational polish to be a perfect aristocratic wife, if she can find someone to overlook her illegitimacy and scandalous family. But when an intriguing stranger wanders into her bookshop, he and Fancy strike up an unlikely sort of friendship and soon it is he she can't stop thinking of.
Matthew Sommersby, the Earl of Rosemont, has only been a widower for a year and he's been bombarded with calls from women eager to become his new countess. His marriage was cold and unhappy, mostly because his wife trapped him into it, and he's not eager to repeat either experience. Though he longs for love, he can't trust that any woman truly wants him and not his title. Needing relief, he secludes himself from society and winds up finding refuge and good company in Fancy's bookshop. When their connection leads to physical interactions, both are left wanting much more. Fancy wants to please the family that has done so much for her, even if it means forsaking her own feelings, but when secrets come out, she begins to question herself and the guidelines of her own heart.
I really enjoyed this book overall, especially how well-written it was, but it didn't hold my attention all that much and it took me longer than usual to finish; although perhaps part of me was just savoring that lovely writing. The second half especially was quite the slow burn and a bit too angst driven for my tastes. I found myself wanting to yell at Matthew and Fancy to just talk to each other and even more so at Fancy for her to just talk honestly with her family. Luckily they did get it together and the superb writing truly carried this book for me. I can't wait for the next one in this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2934456613
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8_l89_Az3H/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Matthew Sommersby, the Earl of Rosemont, has only been a widower for a year and he's been bombarded with calls from women eager to become his new countess. His marriage was cold and unhappy, mostly because his wife trapped him into it, and he's not eager to repeat either experience. Though he longs for love, he can't trust that any woman truly wants him and not his title. Needing relief, he secludes himself from society and winds up finding refuge and good company in Fancy's bookshop. When their connection leads to physical interactions, both are left wanting much more. Fancy wants to please the family that has done so much for her, even if it means forsaking her own feelings, but when secrets come out, she begins to question herself and the guidelines of her own heart.
I really enjoyed this book overall, especially how well-written it was, but it didn't hold my attention all that much and it took me longer than usual to finish; although perhaps part of me was just savoring that lovely writing. The second half especially was quite the slow burn and a bit too angst driven for my tastes. I found myself wanting to yell at Matthew and Fancy to just talk to each other and even more so at Fancy for her to just talk honestly with her family. Luckily they did get it together and the superb writing truly carried this book for me. I can't wait for the next one in this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2934456613
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8_l89_Az3H/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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