REVIEW: Earl’s Trip ✨🧳

SUMMARY: Archibald Fielding-Burton, the Earl of Harcourt, and his two besties (and fellow English peers), Simon and Effie, have just set out on their annual multi-week “Earl’s Trip” when their journey is upended. In response to a letter from his father’s oldest friend, Archie must act quickly to rescue sisters Clementine and Olive from certain ruin, and brings his friends along for the ride. 🏰✉️

I liked this book! It was a Regency story with a decidedly modern sensibility, not unlike Bridgerton, albeit with only a fourth as much of the 🔥.
It didn’t feel like a romance in the traditional sense. While the romantic plot line between Archie and Clementine is key to the story, it also devotes plenty of time to side plots related to family, friendship, and personal growth. ❤️👯‍♀️

Check it out if you like:

💞 Friends to lovers
📚 Mentor/student romance
🌲 Remote location/forced proximity
👩‍🍼 Familial obligations
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found family

I enjoyed the book, and I am looking forward to reading Simon and Effie’s stories, which Earl’s Trip laid the groundwork for. 📖✨

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Earl’s Trip by Jenny Holiday had well-developed characters and a plot that was engaging. This book was a great read. I highly recommend!

**Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the e-ARC. All opinions expressed are voluntary and my own.**

Crashing the boy's weekend - regency style.

Archie, Lord Harcourt, looks forward to his annual trip with his dearest friends Effie and Simon. These two weeks mean the world to him; a dedicated son he spends much of the rest of the year in the country, caring for his memory-addled mother. As the boys embark on their journey to a supposed haunted castle in Cumbria, word reaches Archie that his childhood friends, sisters Clementine and Olive Morgan, have become embroiled in a potentially dangerous and certainly scandalous elopement - Olive has run off with a Mr. Bull, formerly known as Clementine's betrothed. Clementine has taken off after her sister, and the boys rush to prevent both the sisters' ruin.

The characters in this novel are so lively. The love between Archie, Simon, and Effie was so vibrant it felt as though it came off the page - though at times the dialogue was a bit on the nose and cheesy, it was in the spirit of the novel. There were a few times when a character gave words to something that I feel were better off being implied than stated outright as it read a bit awkward and again, cheesy. Clementine and Olive both had a unique flair to them that made them stand out as individuals. Clementine and Archie's friends-to-lovers arc was for lack of better words - very cute. Both Archie and Clementine possess a passionate caring nature and that quality was the foundation of their relationship. What stood out to me was the ending, nearly bringing me to tears despite the mostly affable tone of the novel.

Set in the regency period this novel has the same modern feel as Holiday's contemporary works. This was appealing and refreshing for my reading experience, but admittedly may not be everyone's cup of tea.

Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington Books for the copy in exchange for an honest review!

Read if you like:
* friends to lovers
* witty banter
* laugh out loud moments

Earls Trip is a wonderful regency romance that take’s one back to a time when men ruled and women obeyed – until there was Clem. Jenny Holiday will have you falling in love with the characters and their vast differences showing that friendship know no boundaries. EARLS TRIP is more than a story about a trip. It’s a story of growth, enlightenment and romance.

Three Earls take an annual two week vacation. Archie, Simon and Effie have been friends since childhood. As a way to deal with their stress and everyday burdens, they take turns choosing a vacation spot and escape.

This year, a messenger intercepts them on the way out of town, asking for Archie to rescue Olive and Clementine Morgan from a ruinous scandal. He, of course, rescues them, but returning them home would take up most of the two week planned get-away.

So instead, the five travel to the remote, crumbling, and borrowed castle on the edge of Scotland, to relax and rejuvenate with strict instructions that the women remain out of the way so as to not bother or ruin the men’s escape.

Needless to say, separate areas of the castle doesn’t end up working and they all find deeper friendships in the end.

If there's one regency romance you read this year, let it be Earls Trip. This read was refreshing and delightful as it centered around an endearing group of 3 men and their childhood to adulthood friendship. I thought the premise exciting and the writing masterful; several times I would go back to read a line because I loved the turn of phrase.

I loved how the story naturally evolved and how sweet the supporting characters were. Moreover, I loved how two old friends reconnected and the romance of it all, Archie was written to be so caring, and loyal as he aimed to listen and fully understand Clementine. All the characters were well developed and I found their relationships (friendship and familial) meaningful. I'm excited to read the next books in this series!

3.75⭐️: Earls Trip was such a cute read! Two earls and a viscount take an annual trip to the country for two weeks of male bonding. This year things take a chaotic turn when they need to change their plans to rescue Olive and Clementine, childhood friends of Lord Harcourt, from a failed elopement and rescue and ensure their reputations remain intact. Eventually, the whole group makes it on the trip, and while Clementine has no interest in ever marrying, she is interested in exploring some of the other benefits that may come with it. This is a very slow-burn, friends-to-lovers story that also is a beautiful depiction of found family and three delightful male characters who exemplify friendship outside the bound of toxic masculinity.

Thank you to Kensington Books (via NetGalley) for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you Kensington Books for my gifted copy. All opinions are my own.

I love Jenny Holliday and historical romance, but I was struggling to get into this so I purchased the audiobook for myself.

While I mostly enjoyed it, it was definitely not my favorite by the author or of this genre.

I liked the unique element of an earl’s trip that was quickly upended to rescue Archie’s old family friends Clementine and Olive from ruin. The girls end up crashing the earl’s trip and despite warning them to stay away, Archie finds himself falling for Clementine. I liked Archie and Clementine but wasn’t particularly invested in their romance. I really liked the friendship of the three men and the sister’s bond. There were parts that felt a bit sudden, but overall it was an enjoyable read that kept my interest.

I absolutely adored this charming and slightly insane adventure turned romance between childhood friends. It reminded me of a lot of Alexis Hall, with the same variety of found family, shenanigans with delightfully unhinged mapcap energy, but with a little more bite to the characters and their backstories. The vibes are really well balanced between contemporary language and vibes without really tipping into anachronism. I genuinely loved this this and found it very moving, swoony, funny, and delighted. Five stars!

Earls Trip by Jenny Holiday is exactly what you want in a regency era romance. It's sweet, it has some quirky characters, and overall a delight.

This is my first book by this author and I ended up really enjoying it! We follow Archie as he attempts to go on his annual Earls Trip with his two best friends Effie and Simon but gets waylaid by the father of his former childhood best friend who implores him to go after Clementine. Clementine is trying to track down her younger sister Olive who has run off with Clem's just jilted fiance. After the rescue, the two sisters tag along to the gothic castle Effie chose as their vacation spot. I found this book really explores relationships of all kinds. Archie and his two friends are the epitome of bromance. They spend their vacations being silly, having deep talks, and just enjoying each other's company. Archie also has a complicated family dynamic as he always felt inferior and looked down on by his deceased father and his mother is currently dealing with what we would call dementia, but they didn't really have a word for that. Clementine also has complicated relationship with her father that worsened after the death of her mother. She is also dealing with a difficult situation with her younger sister that resulted much from her own prejudices. I really liked the parts where we got to see Clementine and Olive's relationship evolve. Obviously, since this is a romance, we also get to see the development of Clem and Archie's relationship from childhood friends to being more distant to rekindling the friendship and stumbling into something more. I really appreciated how much they just discussed things with each other. Archie is truly one of the sweetest heroes I've read in the historical romance genre. I also love how much the other men embrace Clem and Olive and take them into the friend group. Truly this book was super sweet in general. But there is also plenty of heat towards the end, so don't worry about that.
This book definitely leans more to the more modern sensibilities style of histrom, but I don't mind that too much. I thought it was an interesting take to have the heroine be an early proponent of veganism. I don't know that I have seen that often in any book I've read. The men are all very feminist leaning as is common in more modern histrom. I also like that the chapters had titles. My least favorite part of this book and the reason for my 4.5 star rating is that we don't spend as much time with Clem and Olive as I would have liked since a chunk of the book had the men and women separated. The beginning was very heavy on Archie's POV to start, which is fine I just wanted a little more of Clem's POV. Especially when she was with her sister or with the other guys seeing the nearby towns. It would have been nice to read more from Clem in my opinion.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and would give it a 4.5 stars.

Earl’s Trip

Thank you NetGalley and Kensington books for this advanced electronic copy of Earl’s Trip!

Fans of Bridgerton: I think you will enjoy this one! Three noble men take a yearly trip in September, but this year’s trip involves the Morgan sisters and saving them from societal ruin. There is a theme of found family throughout this story that I really love!

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3.5 Stars
This book was good, but in the end I was sort of underwhelmed by it. The set up was so good and there was a scene towards the beginning that made me wonder if we had another “Jessica Trent" of “Lord of Scoundrels” fame on our hands. However, for me the plot of the book moved very slowly, and the couple didn’t really come together until 3/4 of the way through the book. I did appreciate the way the author tackled some things I’ve never seen in a romance before (vegetarianism vs avid hunter) as well as addressing the bogus double standard of men vs women’s morality when engaging in a sexual relationship. One of those books that I liked it, but will not stay with me, I’ll have forgotten the entire plot in a week. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an e-arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

The book was very slow to start, but once I was able to get into it I really enjoyed it. Getting to know the characters was by far the best part of the book. Holiday helped us really get to understand the characters and understand where they come from.

I need this to be a tv series right now!!! This reminded me so much of Bridgerton (in the best way possible)!

I loved this regency rom com. It's nice to see more modern writing regency like Jane Austen did. Because I don't care what anyone says Emma was the first rom com.

im begging on my hands and feet for you to give me the entire series right now. i need 10 books featuring these characters

(4.5 rounded up to 5)

Earls Trip by Jenny Holiday is a charming Regency romance with heart.

Every year, Archie and his two best friends take a trip together, which they call Earls Trip (even though only two of them are currently Earls). This year, however, Archie gets an urgent request from the father of his childhood best friend, Clementine, as she has run off to save her sister Olive, who had also run off with Clem's ex-fiancé.

I started this ebook during my camping weekend with friends and inhaled 81% of it in my hammock before finishing it the day I came home. It was so charming I kept finding myself smiling, and I felt like kicking my little feeties.

The Earl friend group is lovely! There's a nod on-page to "found family" and it really truly is. Archie himself is a wonderful cinnamon roll. I felt very seen in Clementine, who prefers to be outside in nature.

There are some heavier topics explored, namely Archie's mother who is suffering from dementia. This is shown on-page, so if that is a trigger for you please be aware.

I am so hype for the next book in this series, which is called Manic Pixie Dream Earl and follows another in the friend trio: Effie, a poet whose work is published in women's magazines under a pseudonym.

Tropes in this book include: slow burn, childhood friends to lovers

CW: parent with dementia, firearms (hunting)

I tried to give this book a shot, but I only got about 7% in before I had to stop. I was having a hard time liking the guy characters. I think I mostly had an issue with the fact the names were so similar to the Bridgerton series, and the fact that Archie’s mother is called the diamond of the first water. It felt almost like a knockoff version.

This was a fun read, but written too contemporary to fit the historical setting. I love emotionally intelligent characters and gentle, considerate male characters, but the main female character was so self absorbed and the whole story melded around her. She had no personal growth. It threw me out of the story so often that it took a long time to finish. It is possible to create inclusive, positive relationships in historical fiction romances. This did not quite hit the mark.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

A fun read after seeking some regency era romances that weren't cliche! This one was fun since it was intertwined with the Earl's Trip, making for some super fun scenes. Definitely recommend this one if you need something fun, but still want substance.