Rating: 4.25 Stars
Release Date: March 21, 2023
Format: Ebook
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
A historical romcom novel with touches of Booksmart, Bridgerton, and Jane Austin.
About: Edith 'Eddie' Miller is a 22-year-old aspiring writer whose dream is to become published. She has done everything with her best friend Rose - climbing trees, throwing grapes at boys, sneaking bottles of wine, practicing kissing . . .
But recently, Rose has been starting to talk about marriage, and Eddie is horrified. They promised to become spinsters together and Eddie has not forgotten.
When Eddie meets the charming, famous, and handsome poet Nash Nicholson, he invites her to his crumbling Gothic estate in the countryside. The entourage of eccentric artists indulging in pure hedonism is exactly what Eddie wants in order to forget Rose and finish her novel.
Review: Lex has done it again! I loved the first novel I read of hers, Reputation, and this one has the same vibes that I thought the characters would certainly be friends. There is a lot of fun that happens in the novel and more than a couple of times I laughed out loud. I really loved this one and loved Eddie and Rose as a pair but I did get a little annoyed at how thick Eddie could be with her and their relationship.
All of the characters are messy but that makes them even more loveable. Albert, Dayo, Kitty Liza and Nash all made for a diverse cast and I loved to root for them through this story. Even with the amount of frustrating choices they made throughout the novel I still wanted everyone to end up happy (Well almost everyone...).
I felt like I was watching a romcom where you don't want the plot to get too much because you just want to have fun reading.
🌶️ Spice Meter 🌶️ : 0 out of 5 Peppers
Final Thoughts: If you are looking for a fun, sapphic, historical book, this is for you. It is a chaotic, funny, entertaining read for the right crowd. Thankfully I was in the right crowd for this.
TW: Toxic Relationships, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Disclaimer:
Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin's Griffin for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
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