This is a cute one! My main complaint about the first book in this series was that it didn’t quite click for me as an adult HR reader, because it was very accurately teenage – perhaps it was going into this with those expectations, but I found this one a lot more enjoyable! This is the kind of romance where the romantic relationships really take second place to the friendships and personal journey of the female leads, which makes sense with its more YA audience. I thought all the characters were great fun, though!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for a free ARC in exchange for a review!

After loving the first book, I was so excited to get my hands on this! The book is very sweet, and I really enjoyed our new characters! Eleanor is a really nice foil to Thalia and Owen is an excellent match for her. His sister as well is a highlight character in the book.

I was nervous going in, as Thalia was a huge thorn in my side during An Improbable Season. I really despised her, but I am happy to report that she really develops as a character, and I actually began to root for her. (The power of good writing!) She is much more gracious than I would have been with <spoiler> Freddy. That kid was ridiculous. Epitome of a spoiled, whiny, misogynistic man, and I honestly would have liked mif someone hit him in the face. </spoiler>.

Henry was his lovely self again, and really deepened and expanded. Anne was a bit more flighty than I remembered her being, but that could be because of perception.

I ended the book very happy for both Thalia and Eleanor and it felt like a nice close to this chapter!

If there's more books due to come in the series, definitely count me in!

Four stars.

This was a simple, fun, easy and quick read. The perfect type of book for your holiday, beach, pool kind of read. This is a first for me by the author and one I enjoyed and I would read more of their work. The book cover is eye-catching and appealing and would spark my interest if in a bookshop. Thank you very much to the author, publisher and Netgalley for this ARC.

3.5/5.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this ARC.

I usually go for YA when I read, so when I came across the blurb for this regency historical fiction I was instantly intrigued. I was under the impression that this would be as good as other historical romances I have read in the past. However, the author didn't do it justice.

While the author wrote about the main social constructs of the time perfectly, I thought her romance craft and tone in the writing to be more on the juvenile side.

I read this as a standalone from the first book, An Improbable Season, and all opinions are my own.

This was an enjoyable read with many likeable characters. Although, one of the main characters, Eleanor, a young widow, I was in two minds about. She hadn’t had much love in her life and she was being harassed by her nephew by marriage. However, when she couldn’t apologise when she was in the wrong didn’t sit well. Eleanor also kept to a false engagement when she was aware others had feelings for each other. She did redeem herself later in the story. Thalia was working as her companion but also trying to become a published poet. Thalia becomes more aware of how women are not viewed favourably by fellow poets or by publishers. This was an entertaining read, it has romance or two, a scoundrel to add interest and a betrayal. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I read An Improbable Season (the first book in the series) last year, and even though I don’t usually go for YA, I found it cute and entertaining. I was hoping that this book would have a similar effect, but I found it a little bit bland. I couldn’t bring myself to care that much about the characters in this one, unlike the first book where I really liked Kalli and Adam. I think it would have been really sweet actually if Thalia and Eleanor had ended up together, but I did think that Eleanor and Owen were good together as I love class difference romances. I was also a little bit put off by the lack of steam; I know that it’s YA so it won’t have any but I just didn’t really feel the chemistry between the couples. It definitely wasn’t bad at all, and was a quick and easy read, but I prefer the first book and would recommend that more.

With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC.

I’d read the first book of this ‘series’ and thought it was okay. I wanted a chance to go into a second book and also see what happened to Thalia. I’ve been flitting in and out of this book for the past few weeks and always grabbed another book when I went into a lull. I’m a quick reader but this one just didn’t grab me. And I’d seen reviews of the ending and I just decided not to proceed sadly.

I really did enjoy the read, and it was very quick - I finished the second half on the train in one sitting, and I was pretty hooked! I loved the vibes of the book, and there were so many twists and clever turns, and everything wrapped up so neatly. There were points in which I thought Thalia and Eleanor were going to fall in love, so let me first spoil the ending by saying: they don't.

This was such a fun read, and is apparently the second book in the series, but can be read as a standalone, which is what I did. I'm absolutely going to go back and read book one, because there were so many things I loved about this. The characters, the drama, the romance... as a fan of the Bridgerton show, I ate it up.

I really enjoyed the nods to different writers of the time, too - I thought that was a super fun touch. I know the author included a note in the back about historical inaccuracies for the sake of creating fiction, but I read this book as a lighthearted piece of young adult fiction, and didn't at all mind that it was super unrealistic and a little cheesy. I loved the nods to their works as an English literature student, and didn't want them to be any more real! It was a fun read, and a quick one - the feminist touches were lovely, and the perfect amount of deep, without appearing too serious or, the opposite, cringe.

I would've liked some more world building, though. The book didn't really play with setting much, not even describing Eleanor's home in great detail, or the area of town, etc, and that's something I find really important in books I read. I really wanted more from the setting and backstory, without spoiling book one. The lack thereof made the book fall a little flat for me.

Altogether, it was a really fun book I'd definitely recommend to others! I'm excited to go back and pick up book one.

This was a fun lowkey read, it did not really make an impact for me but I loved the intertwining g stories and dynamics of Eleanor and Thalia, I love love love historical romances and stories so this was an interesting read to look forward to, however k wasn’t fully immersed In this story and it did not relate to me nor did I fully connect with the book and the characters.

I love a historical romance.
3 may be a little harsh, this wasn’t bad, but I found it just ok and a little bland.

Struggled to really connect with any of the characters. For me, I think it was too much having two romances running alongside each other. It’s not that it didn’t work, but it meant that there wasn’t as much depth as I like. I’d have preferred having one couple with both of their perspectives. It was great to have two strong female characters’ points of view, but felt like I didn’t get to know the love interests.

A nice light read and I probably would have lapped this up as a teen. I’m sure lots of people will love it, just wasn’t a stand out for me.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this one.

I enjoyed this book, it was a quick and easy read. The book definitely is aimed more for the younger audience than myself, it was enjoyable but not the book for me.
I was aware that this book was second in series but it can easily be read as a standalone.
The pace of the book is enjoyable and it introduces all the important characters very quickly. If you love regency period books you will definitely enjoy this one.

I seem to be on a bit of a regency romance streak at the moment and when I saw this book and read the blurb I was sold.

I really like the idea of this story however for me I just couldn't get into the writing style.

Having thoroughly enjoyed the first book, An Improbable Season, I was excited to be invited to read this! It didn't disappoint and it was lovely to reconnect with Thalia as a main character, who is feisty and not afraid to stand up for herself - particularly enjoyed the scene where she put her brother Freddy in his place!
Eleanor was also an interesting character and her growth throughout the story, and her understanding that friendship can be family will be an important message to many. A very enjoyable read which I would recommend to any fans of light-hearted regency romance.

**Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read an advanced e-copy of this book. All opinions are my own **

An Unlikely Proposition is a witty and sweet Regency romance that focuses on the themes of friendship, acceptance and belonging.

The book is the second in a series but I had no problems reading it as a standalone. I loved the inclusion of several familiar regency romance themes - the sparkle of the London season, clever woman wryly analysing society and finding true gentlemen amongst the rakes and cads.

Eves does also deftly tackle some more serious topics such as isolation, poverty and class. The patriarchy (and even some famous romantic poets) also gets a well-deserved bashing at several points which is always enjoyable, and seems appropriate for the YA audience too. I also thought that the focus on the strong foundations of trust and respect to the romantic relationships was lovely.

Eves notes that she "makes it a rule never to let historical accuracy get in the way of a good story", and I think that this fun, thoughtful series is the better for it.