Good girl gets dragged to Georgian frat party masquerade, drinks jungle juice, hooks up in a garden- did not have a great time but the chemistry was good- she gets really into art for a few years, has a glow up, and runs into the garden guy again. Regency era shenanigans ensue.

Listened to while sick- kept me engaged but the back half is hard to get excited about. Our boy Alex is someone you want to cheer for and kick in the nuts on rotation.

The first half and the pacing are pretty comfortable, but yeah, logic takes a full break at the end of the book.

Promise of the premise is dangled often, but ultimately

that they banged and he doesn't recognize her is not substantially addressed until the prologue.

Eloisa James has better books- if you go in with low expectations for resolution, this one's fine, but definitely read almost everything else she's written first.

1800s, regency, spicy, ages: early and late 20s, child baby wingman, 3rd person omniscient narrative, past tense.