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A review by natreviews
The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
OH MY GOD THIS BOOK! This was another BookTok recommendation, and I'm so happy I followed up on it.
It's a Victorian/Regency era (not 100% sure which) sapphic scientific story. It is written brilliantly and it will captivate you from page 1. The plot twist at the end of the book was amazing and unexpected.
I know Olivia Waite has written 2 other books in this series so far (all standalone books, but all Victorian/Regency sapphic stories) and I honestly can't wat to read them. This book was very well written. I also thought romance novels weren't for me, but maybe it was just heteronormative romance novels.
For queer romance novels, I'm also thinking of letting you know if it's a Happy Ending or Bury Your Gays (a trope that was started in the early 1900's for same-sex relationship novels to be published; by publisher request the characters at the end had to either die, realize they were straight, or break up at the end. The first major publication to go against this was The Price of Salt or Carol). So...
Happy Ending or Bury Your Gays:I'm happy to report it is a Happy Ending
It's a Victorian/Regency era (not 100% sure which) sapphic scientific story. It is written brilliantly and it will captivate you from page 1. The plot twist at the end of the book was amazing and unexpected.
I know Olivia Waite has written 2 other books in this series so far (all standalone books, but all Victorian/Regency sapphic stories) and I honestly can't wat to read them. This book was very well written. I also thought romance novels weren't for me, but maybe it was just heteronormative romance novels.
For queer romance novels, I'm also thinking of letting you know if it's a Happy Ending or Bury Your Gays (a trope that was started in the early 1900's for same-sex relationship novels to be published; by publisher request the characters at the end had to either die, realize they were straight, or break up at the end. The first major publication to go against this was The Price of Salt or Carol). So...
Happy Ending or Bury Your Gays: