"We can’t have males tearing down our achievements."

Yay for Beatrice's personality, the feminism, the mutual support, etymological anecdotes and the banter (I'd have loved even more of the latter two).

Had it not been for the last 50 or so pages, I'd have given this book four stars. Firstly, I hoped that Beatrice would have been allowed to defend herself from Mayhew, so I was disappointed when Ford turned up and "saved" her (and her admiring that side of Ford despite herself). I also strongly felt that all the problems resolved themselves far too quickly. Especially from Ford's perspective - he really loathed his grandfather, and it would have been far more believable if the progress had been slow (and not from one moment to the next). Beatrice and Ford also started to speak/interact very (too) sweetly towards the end, which was quite a leap from their previous interactions. Some HEAs appear to be too sweet for my taste...