Series: The Secrets of Charlotte Street, #2
Tropes & Traits: damaged hero; haughty, titled heroine; titled hero; angsty
Publication Date: 12.11.18
Genre/Setting: Historical; Georgian; London, England, 1754
Heat Level: 4/5
Rating: 4 stars
Julian Haywood, the Earl of Apthorp, has been ruined for the second time now and is devastated to learn that he's been betrayed by the girl of his dreams, Lady Constance Stonewell. Constance had good intentions, but as usual they've blown up in her face and she's wound up causing problems. To fix everything and save Julian's latest Parliamentary bill from the scandal, she suggests a faux engagement, of course they won't go through with it, but it should be enough to save his reputation. Since it's all pretend and they're not really in love, what could possibly go wrong?
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this book, but the level of angst and back and forth between these two just got to be a bit much after awhile. Constance created so many unnecessary problems with her (albeit well-intentioned) meddling and generally made Julian feel awful about himself. Her reasoning for why Julian also made her feel bad about herself was rather immature and a bit of a stretch for me. I just wanted them to communicate like adults and get it together. When one of them finally did, the other didn't. Eventually, they did get it together and we got a satisfactory ending, but it was hard fought. Despite the angst, this was still an enjoyable read and I'd recommend it and intend to go back and read the first book in the series now and continue with the future installments. This was a very well-written book and once I got into it I really didn't want to put it down until I finished.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2615146594
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this book, but the level of angst and back and forth between these two just got to be a bit much after awhile. Constance created so many unnecessary problems with her (albeit well-intentioned) meddling and generally made Julian feel awful about himself. Her reasoning for why Julian also made her feel bad about herself was rather immature and a bit of a stretch for me. I just wanted them to communicate like adults and get it together. When one of them finally did, the other didn't. Eventually, they did get it together and we got a satisfactory ending, but it was hard fought. Despite the angst, this was still an enjoyable read and I'd recommend it and intend to go back and read the first book in the series now and continue with the future installments. This was a very well-written book and once I got into it I really didn't want to put it down until I finished.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2615146594
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