Thanks so much to @onemorechapterhc for this gifted E-ARC, all opinions expressed are my own! Though I’m five months late in reviewing it, 😱, I am so glad I made time to give this delightful book a shot!

This is the first book in a delightful new regency romance series, called the Fairfax Sisters, and given that there are four of them, I hope that we can look forward to more in the future!

This book features Phoebe, a girl of only 18, who has been promised to an older widowed Earl, by her older brother/guardian, which was her father’s dying wish. Having not even ever had a season, she is dying to have some adventure and to be a heroine before her fate is sealed. So she dresses as one of her brothers and attempts to run away to London for some fun.

Along the way she meets Alexander, a Viscount who seems destined to rescue her from all of her scrapes, but is also promised to another, so the match can’t come to be, or can it?

The majority of the book is set against the backdrop of Bath, is a kissing only romance, and also features an LGBTQ+ character at a difficult relational crossroads, who I hope we see more of in future books.

The book has extensive nods to Jane Austen in its characters, their mannerisms, language, and attitudes. Sometimes this frustrated me, as it made the plot events a little too predictable, but at others it felt comfortable and warm to be with familiar tropes.

This book was great fun and quickly devoured! I hope more of my friends will give it a shot!

I loved this book so much! It was very cute and I would definitely recommend it to any older students (high school) who like romance, especially regency romance. I would love to see more people read this book.

This was a beautiful regency era romcom. It did a great job of blending modern language with the historical setting and a swoony romance.

A fun, funny enchanting book! Love a good regency rom com and it delivered.
The characters felt fully developed and had a bit of a My lady Jane vibes.

Thank you Enemies to lovers with all the Bridgerton vibes — I was hooked!
Phoebe is such a fun, fiery heroine who refuses to just sit back and marry some old earl, and I loved every second of her rebellion. The way she keeps clashing with the broody, annoying viscount was honestly the best part — the tension, the banter, the chemistry… SO good.
This book had me laughing, swooning, and totally invested in the characters. I also really enjoyed the dynamic between Phoebe and her sister — they added so much heart to the story.
Overall, just a super entertaining, feel-good read that I flew through. I’m seriously hoping there’s a sequel because I need more of this couple! Five stars from me.

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC!

The Mismatch of the Season by Michelle Kenney is an absolute delight — charming, heartwarming, and full of genuine emotion. I adored the vibrant, cozy setting and the opposites-attract chemistry between the main characters. Kenney has a gift for creating layered, lovable characters that you can't help but root for. Their slow-burn romance felt both tender and realistic, with just the right amount of tension and sparkle.

This is the kind of story that feels like a warm hug — perfect for fans of cozy, seasonal love stories with plenty of heart. I'll definitely be recommending it to fellow readers looking for a feel-good read with depth and sweetness.

Highly recommend for anyone who loves small-town settings, witty banter, and second-chance hopefulness!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this beautiful book.

Due to health issues cannot write a proper review now even if I enjoyed this book. as it's well plotted, fascinating world building, and entertaining. . I liked the good storytelling
A more extensive review will follow
Recommended.Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I adored The Mismatch Of The Season and read it cover to cover in one sitting. This is a Regency story set mostly in Bath in 1820. It is filled with fantastic characters like Phoebe Fairfax and ViscountnAlexander Damerel, who were easy to love as well as a few like the Earl of Comberland, who I could definitely put in the “strong dislike” basket. This is very definitely an enemies to lovers romance, with Phoebe and Alex clashing regularly as she gets into one misadventure after another. Their banter is witty and there is plenty of humour throughout the book. It’s not without its emotional undercurrents, however, as Phoebe is essentially being forced to marry a man she loathes to satisfy her father’s deathbed wish, while Alex’s brother has issues of his own to address. There were plenty of plot twists and, while I knew things would fall into place in the end, the manner of that happening kept me guessing.

This was a decent book. It's a bit of a retake/redo of Pride & Prejudice and other Regency books. Phoebe wants to have some adventures before she has to marry an old man. She keeps getting into trouble and the Viscount keeps showing up and helping her out.

Overall a decent but not great book.

GIVE ME HISTORICAL ROMANCE OR GIVE ME DEATH. Maybe it’s just my obsession with Bridgerton but I loves good period romance and this delivered on every level, it was witty and thought provoking and adorable.

This story left me feeling like it needed a little more. It had the Pride and Prejudice feel with the characters but it's a really hard love story to pull off and I don't feel this one quite made it. However, what I did love was the adventure and how everything Phoebe tried seemed to backfire on her, which had me laughing on a few occasions. I also loved the regency feel and the use of the slang the author added. Overall, I think it was a lovely, enjoyable read.

Thanks Netgalley for the ARC.

I enjoyed this book, it was a fun and easy read with lots of great characters.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc!

This was a fun regency romp overall and I enjoyed it. My main critique is more of a personal preference, in that I wish it had had spice. But still, the characters were enjoyable to read and the plot was a good balance between entertaining and normal.

A lighthearted, cute regency romantic-comedic story that had me smiling throughout. With a wonderful cast of characters, and a plot that kept me invested to the end!

In this book, we follow Phoebe Fairfax, as she tries to have one last adventure before being married off. However, she’s soon met with adversity after adversity!

My favourite part of the book was undoubtedly the friendship and strong bond between the Fairfax sisters. As for Phoebe’s adventures, it really is pitiful the way that she is set up. I also found it difficult to connect with the author’s writing style.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a cute regency rom-com, it's low spice, enemies to lovers, and just overall, fun! Phoebe is a strong-willed girl trying to get out of a horrible, arranged marriage and so begins series of misadventures and lapses in the proper rules of society. Always around to see her at her lowest is the ever grumpy and disdainful Viscount Damerel, who can't help but be charmed by her spirit. I feel like Phoebe was a really relatable protagonist, I think most of us feel stuck and hope for a life of grand adventure, I respect how hard she worked to go after it!

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for the ARC

Oh I had so much fun with this! An enemies to lovers can never go wrong, but when you make it historical? Instant hit! I loved how strong and determined Phoebe was. She wasn't the ordinary "I will do as I'm told", no. The characters were great and I really felt the author had done her research on the time period as well. Witty, clever and entertaining this book was a delight to read.

ׂ╰┈➤ ★★★★☆ (3.5 ⭐️)
‘Tis the scandal of the season! Hold onto your bonnets…

‘𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 ... 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏... 𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒎𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 ... 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕!’ 🙈❤️❤️

・❥・Enemies to Lovers
・❥・Forbidden Romance
・❥・Bridgerton/Jane Austen-esque
・❥・Female lead lookin for adventure
・❥・No Spice
・❥・Regency Romance
・❥・Feminist Themes

Despite this novel having a confusing start, I quite enjoyed this more than I thought. From start to finish, the FMC, Phoebe, was a strong character and I liked that she could actually stand up for herself and didn’t bend to the way society expected females to act. She was courageous, adventurous, stubborn, had a good heart and so much more. I loved the bond Phoebe had with her sisters. She was very protective.

There were some things that didn’t work for me which was the narrative it was written in. I don’t mind third person, but it got so confusing every now and then, to me it could’ve worked better in first person. Which is why on the romance side of things between the FMC and MMC, it also got a touch confusing when they were supposedly “intimate” with each other. The ending felt like it kind of dropped off. Don’t get me wrong it was a beautiful ending, but I felt there were things that were left unanswered. Like does Sophie ever find out about the captain? Does the viscount know about his brother? Just some small things for me… maybe it’ll get explained in Sophie’s story.

The glossary was good, but it would be great to have it at the beginning of the book 😅

Overall, it was great, so now I’m in the mood for more regency romance that aren’t bridgerton. Jane Austen, here I come. I want more from this author too!

𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒 || ૮꒰ ˶• ༝ •˶꒱ა ♡ ||

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ ‘…𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘣 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢—‘

'𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘣𝘦!' 𝘚𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘢, 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵.

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ ‘𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 male 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯'𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳,’ 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺, '𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘰... 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦!

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ '𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭'𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩?' 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥. '𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯?'

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ '𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥,' 𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘳𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳, '𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵, 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵.'

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ …’𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵.'

'𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦?' 𝘚𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥.

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ ‘𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶,' 𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥.

'𝘖𝘩, 𝘺𝘦𝘴?' 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥. '𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵? 𝘈𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦?'

'𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺,' 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥, 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, '𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘴?’ (Damn!! 🙈)

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ '𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦,' 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥. '𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶... 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘦, 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘣𝘦? 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵…’

Big thanks to NetGalley, One More Chapter and HarperCollins UK for the ARC. Can’t wait to read more from this author!!

An overall fun historical romance perfect for fans of Pride & Prejudice.
While this Austen-esque book takes a few liberties with the regency era, it’s perfect for the modern Austen fan.
A really fun and fast read, that will have you unwilling to put it down.
I do, however, wish that some of the side characters got more closure (maybe we will be getting more books set in this era🤞).
Hoping this author writes more “cozy” regency romances.

If you liked Pride and Prejudice (novel, film, mini-series) and also the recent film version of Persuasion, you might like this novel too. It's an enemies-to-lovers historical romance, but the language is more modern (not sure whether that is on purpose, though).

Phoebe is supposed to enter an arranged marriage with a much older Earl. She has about three months to escape her fate. Her first idea, running away and joining a theatrical group. Unfortunately, that doesn't quite work out as she planned. She met the Viscount Damerel though. The two of them bump into each other from then on. Phoebe and the viscount cross paths far too often from now on. Most often when Phoebe has managed to get herself into an embarrassing situation.

I liked the plot, but struggled with the aforementioned anachronistic language.

2.5/5 stars rounded up