I absolutely loved this book! It was so chaotic and messy, I could not put it down. The absurdity and banter of both main characters made this book a delight to read. 10/10 recommend for a good laugh that ends with you says hell yeah

3.5/5 stars

This was such a fun book! It was a treat to know the bones of the plot from the 2000s romcom and see how they played out in 19th century England. Overall, it was fun, cute, and had a sweet romance pairing -- all the things I look for in historical romance.

This was such a fun, low-stakes read! Very reminiscent of 2000s romcoms. It had me grinning and giggling more than once. I’m not usually a fan of third-act conflicts or breakups in romance, but I’d still recommend this to anyone looking for an enemies-to-(friends-to?)-lovers romcom.

I ordered a 2000s romcom written by jane austen and that is exactly what was delivered.

I'm not a huge historical romance girly but this felt like a fun and less-serious dive into the genre that put all my bridgerton knowledge to good use.

I really loved the mmc in particular and the way he actually was able to make realistic changes for the better in such a short time was really well written and not super common in most romance books so I loved that.

not sure if i loved elements of the subplot, I understand why it happened the way it did in the end but parts felt a bit unnecessary and i would have loved to see the main couple bickering more.

overall it was very cute and funny and a nice quick read to help my mini slump.

thanks to netgalley and harper collins for the arc

As a fan of the movie 10 Things I Hate about You, I was excited to read this historical romance adaptation. It did not disappoint. I loved the humour spread through this novel and often found myself laughing out loud or smiling in public. I loved the dynamic between the two love interests and felt their chemistry coming in hot. I also really enjoyed all the fun ways they tried to embarrass each other. Overall, the novel is fast paced and very fun and I will recommend it to other historical romcom readers.

Sophie Irwin has a very particular style of writing that's weird and witty and just tickles my brain (in a good way). I would have liked to feel the romance a little more and also think it could use an epilogue because the ending felt a tad abrupt, but other than that, I really enjoyed it! I love you Pip.

UUUUMMMMM, this was really cute and charming. Sophie Irwin has done it again. This book is funny and sweet in turns, while also dealing with some more heavy issues such as domestic abuse and parental death. Lydia and Ashford make excellent enemies-to-lovers, and the pacing is really well done.

Lord Ashford is only interested in Lydia but she's not interested at all. She wants to break their engagement in 10 days before it's made public so that it won't ruin her reputation.

Such a funny book. Lots of LOL scenes and sparkling dialogue. Love the couple... So much chemistry.

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.