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3.5 stars

This is the last book in the Smythe-Smith Quartet by Julia Quinn and I buddy read this and the rest of the books in this series with Ashley. This one started out good. We know the MMC has to get married quick, and he has a secret. I had no idea what the secret was going to be. Both characters have great communication in the beginning which led me to believe that whatever the secret was the MMC would talk about it with the FMC but that was not the case. He kept putting off telling her until the he had no choice but to tell her and even then, he wasn't the one to come clean. I hated the way the MMC handle this, and I hated him even more after the secret was finally revealed. He started acting in a way that was out of character for him and it just made the whole situation worse. As for the rest I did actually enjoy most of this book. If you took the MMC out of it, it would have been perfect.

Hear me out, I understand why this book gets the hate it does. Richard made a huge mistake and during it, acts like a huge asshole. I was out of things to read but this was available on Libby and I'm glad I chose to listen. I went into it dragging my feet knowing how people hate it, but I actually still enjoyed it. Richard did apologize (he could have groveled at bit more, but ok) and I liked Iris. I liked their chemistry when they weren't dealing with his secret. Was it my favorite historical romance? No, but I still enjoyed listening to it

Loved the MC, but the plot here is ridiculous. Can't say more without spoilers, but it's over the top and then gets resolved way too easily, in a couple of pages, really. The MC was one of my favorite characters in her other appearances in this quartet, so it's disappointing that this book wasn't as good as I was hoping.