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4.5/5 stars

This book is a charming, if conventional,  Regency romance. It feels particularly… English- featuring lots of tea, proper ladies and gentlemen, a two week “party” at a country estate, and a sharp tongued dowager grandmother. The author makes the tried and true trope of a marriage wager feel largely fresh and fun. Jeremy and Diana, the main characters, are charming and well-developed. The secondary characters are unique and capture your interest as well. Waters’ witty, crisp writing style is a pleasure to read. 

I ultimately really enjoyed this book. I didn’t love the first half, which I found slow, but, the second half made up for it with a faster pace and more romance. I hadn’t read the first book in the series and didn’t have any trouble reading this out of order. 

I definitely recommend it as a pretty fresh take on a regular Regency story.