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Pick but a low pick. I have enjoyed the series but there is nothing profound in the stories. It‘s an easy, get your mind off things read (which I‘ve needed lately). I do like how the author ties in what was happening in the time in England with women‘s rights issues. Each story is connected to a law that was trying to be passed in Parliament at the time. #bookspin #readyourkindle (I think my only Kindle read for the month)

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This was a great reread looking ahead to the new book coming out next month.
This one takes me a bit longer to get into than the first, but I do love how Dunmore focuses even more on the politics of that time period alongside the romance.
So excited for book 4!

This was not my fav in the series but I do enjoy these regardless. This is Hattie's story.

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I didn‘t like this book as much as the other two in the series. The main character is a spoiled brat for much of the book and doesn‘t grow much as a character.
As a rich banker‘s spoiled daughter, Hattie is used to getting her way, her surprise is great when she is married off a man others fear due to her poor choices. She learns her husband does a lot of good and when he refused to give up his vengeance for her she runs away.
2.5/5 stars.

2️⃣3️⃣ The Last Russian Doll ➡️ 2️⃣4️⃣ Portrait of a Scotsman

#ThingsInCommon: #botm + country-related word in titles

#awesomeapril

Like the other two books in the series, this was a low pick / so-so for me. There was some good stuff, but the female main character grated on my nerves. The narrator gave her a high, breathy voice which was also quite grating… so I was more than ready to move on by the end of the book.

I enjoyed Bringing Down the Duke but was disappointed in this novel in the same series. It aims to be a feminist love story, but it is more a silly romance. The book starts with a preposterous scene orchestrated by a stranger with a bad rep, Mr. Blackstone, to put Harriet, an heiress, into a compromising position that will force her father to marry her to him. It isn't all that compromising, but Harriet just goes along with the plan. ⏬

Wonderful! I think Dunmore‘s novels get better as the series goes along. Hattie was a great character and Lucien was the perfect pirate villain with a heart of gold 😍 Gotta love a bad boy! #romantsy

did not realize this is book 3 of a series, glad they‘re not connected lol. this was cute though and had surprising depth and surprise feminism from a historic romance, shocked and thrilled. love a good brooding Scotsman.

One more post before bed. Here are my #FebruaryStats

Finished 12 books and only because I listened to 3 pretty short audiobooks. I was originally going to read romances but didn‘t get very far. All were good or great. No truly awful books this month. I did bail on 1 book and got 53%. I probably should have marked it on this. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView

1) I'd love books, but Valentine's isn't celebrated in Germany and I'm single. I could get myself a book, though. #selflove

2) I'm tagging the last historical romance I read, it was very good and very feminist. But it doesn't have VD in it.

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Well-written, well-researched historical romance. Tackling so many topics.

Need to read the other two books in this series.

#AestheticallyMatched #ReadingChallenge @Clwojick

Truly enjoying this #audiobook. So much so that I coloured the whole page instead of just one corner.

#WeekendReading @Andrew65
#LitsyCrafters @curiouserandcurioser @Catsandbooks

Really enjoyed this one! I love this series of romance books. I loved Hattie in the other books so I couldn‘t wait to read this one. Glad I finally got to it! I found a lot of typos in this book, but overall I loved this one.

#BOTMBacklog #Pop22 - set in Victorian times
#FairytaleReadingChallenge - Beauty & the Beast (they literally make references in the book so don‘t feel like I‘m cheating).

I‘ve seen a lot of typos and errors in this book, but this one might be the worst…

“Them as” 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

We‘re expecting another good snow dump starting tomorrow, so my husband and I ran all our preparation errands this morning and I‘m now settling down with this stack of #WeekendReading possibilities. 😄 We have a long weekend here, so I‘ve got two full days and this evening to make a dent.

The tagged book is up first!

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Tons of fun. The audio was really well done. Maybe even better than the first book in the series.

Got leveled in the middle of the night by either mild food poisoning or a stomach bug, so I‘ve spent the day in bed reading. This series is pretty delightful. #portraitofascotsman #eviedunmore #aleagueofextraordinarywomen #womenssuffrage

Another great entry in this historical romance series. My favorite book is #2, but I liked this one better than #1. Not at all holiday themed (takes place during the summer). I started it at the end of November, but it is my first #WinterGames #TBR read. Whoop 🙌🏼

#TeamGameSleighers

I really liked this book, third in the series, this one focuses on Hattie, who unfortunately is caught with Lucian Blackstone in a compromising position. It is funny, steamy and delightful.

Rereading!

I started The tagged book today, it should be a fun read. I am still reading Empire of the Vampire, it's going to take me another week at least to get through it. #books

A quick, fun romance read with a nice arc for our leading lady and a wonderful rogue of a leading man. Just the thing to kick off my BFF readathon Up North! I know that starting with this book gets me out of series order, and now I'm looking forward to going back to the beginning with all of the characters in this world.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I loved this book!
There was brooding, character development, slow burn with a big payoff, and Scotland. What more could I ask?I enjoyed Hattie‘s character & how she was such a foil to Lucian without seeming overly silly. &I loved how Dunmore chose to end the story - I didn‘t see it coming, but it was very satisfying. After being disappointed by book 2, this was a great read, and I‘ll still continue to read all Dunmore writes.

October #bookspin list!
@TheAromaofBooks

Each October, my two best friends and I spend a weekend at a cottage #UpNorth for a reading retreat. We do take walks and enjoy the outdoors and have the occasional heart-to-heart; but primarily we sit in companionable silence and tear through as many books as we can. It's my favorite, most indulgent weekend of the year, and though it's still a couple weeks away, I'm already beginning to make my book selections for the trip! #MittenLitten

IMO these are the best romance novels going!!!

It feels like summer here 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Reading on the drive home from seeing my youngest on his birthday weekend. He turns 19 tomorrow and we had a great dinner out last night

It feels like I've been waiting YEARS for this book!

Didn‘t like the female lead. She was whiny and annoyed me. Loved the male lead because his character had more depth and a better backstory. Ending was rushed and made zero sense. Had five star potential but ended up ⭐️⭐️½ for me. And I loved the first book in this series! What happened? ☹️

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Evie Dunmore never disappoints with her historical romances. I'm especially loving this series!

This was a fun read. There isn't a lot of plot, but there's tons of romance and lots of historical context. Romances are really hit and miss with me, but I thought these characters were well developed and the chemistry was really believable. It's a Pick for me!

This is the first day of my spring holidays. Yay. Here is my ridiculous #tbrpile could I manage a book a day? No. But I will do my best to get through as many as I can. Stayed tuned. Starting with tagged book. Also, #squeee #holidaysssss

Ironically enough, the romance was not the thing I enjoyed most in this romance novel. Hattie & Lucian discussing intersectional politics > most of their romantic/sexual relationship. #historicalromance

Really enjoyed the last one in this series. Looking forward to this one! Something fun for the weekend!

My #BOTM books arrived today. They look good together.

Both of my #botm picks were on my tbr/most anticipated releases of 2021 list, so I'm looking forward to picking them up! And since I finished the yearly challenge this month, socks included 🧦

I finished my #DoubleSpin earlier this week. Here's my review. It was a very lovely book.

Banking heiress, suffragette, and aspiring artist Hattie Greenfield is in over her head when an errant kiss leads her straight into the marriage bed of the self-made Scottish financier Lucian Blackstone, a man whose reputation is as dark as Hattie's prospects of marrying the gentleman she's always imagined. Thrilling, tender, steamy, and full of rich historical context around women's rights, social justice, and life and love in Victorian England!

I put together my July #BookSpinBingo board. I finished The Charm Offensive this morning and started the tagged.

#BookSpin - Instructions for Dancing
#DoubleSpin - Portrait of a Scotsman