It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a husband

This was a delightfully entertaining read that was everything I hoped it would be. All of the relationships (friendship and romantic) are deeper than surface level, and Allain beautifully writes characters that you want to root for. Allain isn’t afraid to make her characters reflect and grow, showing a surprising amount of character development in a novel this size. 

What can I say about Max? We love a man who (a) takes initiative, (b) can admit when he’s wrong, and (c) loves the FMC unconditionally.

As a historical romance novel I thought the setting, dialogue, and characters were all written in a way that keeps the reader in the time period. You never forget it’s in the 1800s, and Allain does a great job of explaining some of the nuance people need to the genre might have missed without spoon feeding it to the reader.

10/10 I would recommend