So...you're telling me that this is:

✓ A Regency-era romance that talks about the racism, sexism, and colonialism of the period?
✓ A story about women in science and their constant contributions to every field?
✓ A novel about two characters with fully developed personalities, dreams, and motivations?
✓ A perfect balance between romance and plot?
✓ A book that made me cry from the sheer joy of it?
✓ A novel that unpacks internalized homophobia, sexism, and racism?
✓ An F/F romance that doesn't involve outing or shaming from anyone? Not even once?
✓ A feminist book that encourages the pursuit of both traditionally masculine and feminine careers as empowering?

If I haven't convinced you to pick this up yet, I don't know what will. Honestly.