I was absolutely delighted by this little novella. I am so glad I ended up with this in the probably smut special edition novella box because it will definitely end up being one of my favorites of the 12 novellas. Even better, it let me try another book by Adriana Herrera and I will definitely be reading more after this! I think the only other book I read by her (Hellmouth Guardian's Lover) just wasn't the right dynamic for me to get into her writing. Any small issues I had with that novella were not at all an issue here.

The banter and dynamic between Arlo and Marena was absolutely delightful. I was also pleasantly surprised by how grounded and well researched the historical setting was (only surprised because unfortunately the probably smut cover artist did not do a great job conveying the historical setting. I was truly shocked when I opened the first page and saw 1879 London because the clothing and furniture on the cover look unmistakably contemporary). 

This novella really hit every note I wanted it to! The relationship felt like it grew organically, they struggled with very realistic obstacles, and both their romantic moments and their smutty scenes were fun and well written! Best of all when looking at a novella, it felt like it had good pacing and left me satisfied at the end even though I would have gladly read more about these two. I am really looking forward to looking into the rest of Adriana Herrera's work!