it was fun

As always King does not disappoint. I was frustrated with Arnie the whole time as I watched the grip Christine/LeBay’s ghost had on him grow and he alienated everyone and destroyed his entire life. The part at the end where the police try to crush the car into a little cube and one swears it but him...and you are left imagining the cube slowly popping back, growing bigger, and Christine putting herself back together. Also made me not want to eat burgers in a car for a long time.

I really liked this book the romance was very cute and it was an easy read I do wish that it didn’t only take place within 24 hours though.

It wasn't my cup of tea, but I'm not sure if I can quantify why--perhaps it's because I felt the romance was a bit all over the place; as a reader I was rooting for Tian Bai, partially because it felt like that was who Li lan wanted to be with for a majority of the novel. Intellectually, I recognized/knew that Er Lang made more sense for Li lan, but I had not yet fully switched to rooting for Er Lang before the novel ended. The writing also at times felt a bit distanced (emotionally) but that was a smaller concern for me.

It was good

Overall, enjoyed it but I felt they spent too much time with Francesca and Michael fighting their attraction vs. them actually enjoying being together. Plus, I wasn't sure how I felt about Francesca ending up being able to get pregnant in the 2nd epilogue because I think it sends a message (in some ways) that she couldn't really be happy without a child.

I liked this book because I learned a lot about Abraham Lincoln and how he worked to abolish slavery. I learned how he worked with the northern states to fight against the southern states to free the slaves.

My favorite part was when the space shuttle docked at the international space station.

Overall, this was an enjoyable novel and par for the course for a Bridgerton romance. However, I wished there was more interactions between the twins and Eloise and/or Phillip.

This is a fantastic book of Bertrice Small. It follows the titular character through multiple adventures and multiple marriages. No one can write romance like thr late Bertrice Small.