I was completely absorbed by this book. Croucher has such a fantastic way of writing that really makes her characters feel so alive.

As a writer (or at least hobbyist writer), I really connected with Eddie. I really loved watching her be dragged into a world where she so longed to belong. It was a pleasure to experience her journey!

I absolutely loved Reputation so I had a feeling that I'd love this too, but I wasn't prepared for quite how much I would love it. I know that I will be revisiting this book in the future and I'm already recommending it to friends and family. I'm also hoping to convince the library I work in to buy a copy (fingers crossed).

A wuick, easy read that was dark in places. Well writtne with a compelling sotyrline and well developed characters that although I found them unlikeable, they were were believeable and added something to the book. A great read.

A very odd journey with Rose and Eddie as they challenge their friendship and enter the married mart as young ladies with a bit of an odd upbringing. Eddie is desperate to be an author and celebrated for being a literary great, however as she enters the right circles it all looks a bit odd. Rose follows her to support her but even their bonds are tested as they work out whether marriage, literary fame and passion is the right way to go,
Rose and Eddie aren’t especially likeable characters and the situations are bizarre which made this a bit of a challenge to read.

In Regency England, Eddie Miller is attempting to pen her debut novel. Her best friend Rose is talking of growing up and getting married, while Eddie's attempting to hold onto their days of hiding in a treehouse and practicing kissing together. When she meets her literary hero, Nash Nicholson, at a dinner party, she gets ushered into a world of drunken excess, erratic artists, and crumbling lake houses, much to Rose's chagrin. The lifestyle Eddie thought she desired isn't all it's cracked up to be; she's finally making sense of her book, but the nights are cold, the parties are loud, and her feelings regarding Rose and Nash are only getting more confusing...

While Croucher's sophomore novel is just as witty and heartwarming as their first, the dark elements are even darker (check content warnings!). I genuinely can't wait to force this book upon everybody I've ever met and all of their friends.

*content warning provided by author: drinking, drug use, unhealthy power dynamics, sexual assault, mentions of racism, threat of gun violence, mentions of parental death, mentions of death by drowning.

I loved the characters and the family dynamics in this one, could almost see it as the first in a Bridgerton style series! A really funny and refreshing take on the genre.

Lesbian. Historical. YA. Romance. This would be great for anybody starting out in the regency romance genre. Light. Fun. Read.

An utter delight - I loved Reputation and I think I loved this even more. An improvement in terms of the writing (the humour in this is so well placed and also very funny) and the cast of characters who are all very distinct and enjoyable to read about - all with their own motives and personalities. I was a big fan of both Rose and Eddie, and Eddie is a very relatable character to me personally but also quite frustrating at times - the character growth was much needed by the end, but that's just being in your early twenties really. Satisfying ending, would read again and recommend to many.

I really enjoyed Infamous, and was glad to discover that not having read Reputation first didn't impact on my experience at all. My only issue was that I found Eddie to be exceedingly frustrating at times. However, there were a great blend of characters to balance her out, and I especially liked the Miller family dynamics - Beatrix filled me with joy each time she appeared.
The book really gets going in its second half, and I found the crumbling gothic manor / literary salon setting really interesting. Certain plot points were visible a mile away, which at times only increased my frustration with our main character, but I adored the conclusion and found this to be overall a really enjoyable read, which I raced through.
I think I'll go back and read Reputation as well now!

I struggled to finish even the first chapter of this book, I simply did not find it enjoyable and can’t bring myself to recommend it

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this eARC of "Infamous" by Lex Croucher. This is the sequel to "Reputation"

This book was spectacular and so much better than the first book. Eddie and Rose were amazing protagonists and the whole story was just beautifully written.

I really enjoyed Reputation, but I think Infamous knocks it out of the water. Lex Croucher’s voice and style have really established themselves here and I thought this book was gorgeous - funny, furious, romantic. Totally it’s own thing.

I utterly fell for Eddie, laughing out loud at almost every page, swept up in the giddy riot of her thoughts, her feelings, her family.

Her family! I’m an absolute sucker for a good ramshackle family and I would have happily spent several hundred pages alone hanging out with Eddie and her siblings … give them ALL books please!

Reading this was pure pleasure. All the stars!