I don't want to be dramatic, but I don't think I want to read a romance novel if it isn't written by Alexis Hall. This is my third book by him now, and I don't even usually read romance much as a genre. But his stories are so unapologetically queer and sex positive and British that it melts my icy, non romance-loving heart. I think this is my favorite of Hall's books I've read so far, too.

This book features:
-Childhood friends to lovers w/ mutual pining
-trans f main character (violet)
-a physically disabled Duke with PTSD from war (Gracewood)
-forbidden regency romance
Cw: Drug & alcohol dependency

Thank you to netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review!