roselaina

I have been looking forward to this book since the cover reveal, but unfortunately, it fell a bit short of my expectations. If I were rating it purely as a checklist, it would be a 5 star read, but as a book, it was a little lacking. I read a lot of middle grade, but the tween angst in this book was truly on another level. A lot of it was completely justifiable and fit the story, but there was a portion of the book that honestly would have been better removed. It slowed the pacing unnecessarily and made the MC about 300% more annoying. I won't go into the others because they're just more personal pet peeves than anything. Overall, though, it was cute and a good story and definitely worth the read! Also, I'm a Beth fan for life. <3

3.5 stars.

*4.5 STARS. One of my all-time favorite historical romances! Full conversational review posted here at The Book Barbies.)