If you love Sophie Barnes, you are sure to find delight in this novella. This is the perfect for a quick read for any lover of historical romance. Barnes has a wonderful way of crafting a historical romance that quickly draws the reader in and envelops them in the world. Barnes' writing is full of charm and wit as she crafts this adversaries to lovers story. With interesting and smart characters, a sizzling chemistry and a tension of the unknown, this fast past (basically insta love) story can blossom to life.
Sophie Barnes packs this novella full of plot moments that draw our hero and heroine together. From inter action to inter action these two first dance around the other, fighting their attraction until they both fully embrace their feelings. I really like that this is a class difference romance, where the heroine can prove the hero wrong about her thoughts on what makes a man worthy. There are some content notes around the reason that the hero is so adversarial to the heroine based off of wrong doings done to his mother (so check those out if you need them).
Really this becomes a story of two people with similar mindsets and interest learning to understand each other and grow together past preconceptions. This is very quick moving story in which the relationship is built first on attraction and then interactions that give insights on the other. This is a low steam novel, with kissing and vague wording around more romantic exploration. This is a novel that is really the hero's journey in moving beyond the past and realizing what is most important to him. I really enjoy that the heroine is mostly open to always finding a way to be with the hero because he is what makes her happy.
If you love Sophie Barnes pick this novella up, it is sweet and charming and a great quick read! If you are interested in trying Sophie Barnes this is a delightful introduction and gives you a great feel for her tone, characters and story lines.
Thank you to Sophie Barnes and NetGalley for an eARC, all thoughts and opinions are my own.