My Rating: ✩✩✩✩✩
A practically perfect historical with a perfect blend of humor and spice with some spy thriller subplot. Good times!
The characters are delightful. We love a self-aware heroine, complete with obvious anxiety and neurodivergence representation. Our grumpy hero soon proves to be anything but, and Vasti did a great job of melding the "woman who wants to dismantle the ton/patriarchy" vs "the reality of working within the system" without having to sacrifice either characters genuine personalities. Using all the favorite tropes (love letters, mistaken identity, he falls first, fake-marriage and more) this romp of a book provides scorching romance and a well executed spy thriller subplot. This is not an easy feat, but Vasti pulls it off.
Fans of the historical genre will love the classic feel, with a side of action and adventure.
Published on 21 January 2025 by St. Martin's Press
Book #70 of 2024
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