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Something Extraordinary
Something Extraordinary | Alexis Hall
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From the author of Boyfriend Material comes the absurdist adventure of two friends determined to avoid marriage to unsuitable people as they race through Regency England to marry each other instead.Sir Horley Comewithers isn't particularly interested in getting married, especially when his match is a perfectly respectable young woman. Sir Horley is, after all, extravagantly gay. But he's resigned to a fate there's no point resisting--until a dear friend does it for him.Arabella Tarleton has no interest in romance, but even she can see that Sir Horley's nuptials are destined to end in a lifetime of misery. Well, not on her watch. And what are friends for, if not abducting you on the night before your wedding in an overdramatic attempt to save you from a terrible mistake?Their journey to Gretna Green is a hodgepodge of colorful run-ins and near misses with questionable innkeepers, amateur highwaymen, overattentive writers, and scorned fiances. Then again a bumpy road is better than an unhappy destination.But when it comes to marriage, Belle and Sir Horley are about to discover that it's not what you do or how you do it but the people who you choose to do it with that matter most.
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CarolynM
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I would never have guessed that a platonic relationship between an overtly gay man and an aromatic, pansexual woman could provide the basis for a totally satisfying regency romance. But this is Alexis Hall, so I should have known. It‘s a somewhat chaotic story, full of humour, smut, kink, queerness, wisdom & a lot of heart. I‘ve enjoyed all 3 “Something Something” books but this is my favourite. A great beach read.

julesG 🎉🎉 2w
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Andrew65 Thanks for playing along, it‘s been great seeing everyone‘s books. Hope to see you on the First day of Christmas later this year for #12Booksof2025. 👏👏👏😊🎉🥳 4w
BookmarkTavern I loved this one too! 4w
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julesG
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Read as part of #OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew #YearEnd #20in4 #readathon @Andrew65

Was it historically accurate? Not entirely.
Was it fun to read and listen to? Yes!! Yes!!
Would I recommend it to anyone who likes queer #HistoricalRomance #RomCom? Of course!

#SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Great job! 1mo
Andrew65 Excellent 🥳🥳🥳 1mo
CarolynM I‘m going to the beach for a few days next week. I think I might be reading this one then🙂 1mo
julesG @CarolynM oh, perfect. It's a good beach read. 1mo
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In order to solve her problems, Belle decides to kidnap her friend & elope w/ him on the eve of his wedding. Remarkably, after creating a lot of new problems, it actually works.

This was fucking ridiculous & I loved it. W/ an aromantic lead & a focus on queer platonic relationships, this was everything I didn‘t know I wanted. Millennial humor, in a smutty regency novel, & I would read 50,000 more words about Belle & Rufus‘s domesticity.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

BookmarkTavern Release Date: December 17th, 2024 #NetGalley #ARC CW 👇🏻 #Adventathon #WinterGames2024 @LiseWorks (edited) 2mo
BookmarkTavern Chapter 29, past suicide 2mo
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5/5

Sir Horley is a gay man who feels that he must marry to satisfy his family, even if it is a miserable match, but on the eve of his wedding Arabella Tarleton, his aromantic friend, convinces him to elope with her instead. I loved the platonic relationship between Sir Horley and Belle. It was unlike any other romance novel I've read, and I would have happily read so much more about them building a life together that suits them both.

willaful I DNf'd the second one but now I think I'll give this one a try. 2mo
sebrittainclark @willaful This one ended up being my favorite book in the series by far. 2mo
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