If I'm being perfectly honest with myself, I've done a shamefully poor job of addressing my love for Cat Sebastian 's books around these parts. I've certainly noted each time her beautiful stories have appeared on my end-of-the-year best of lists, see: The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes , basically every book in The Cabots series , and of course We Could Be So Good . And the pull is, quite simply, this: nobody is as kind and gentle with their characters and with their hearts than Cat Sebastian. Nobody. I haven't always been one for the gentler stories, but I cannot overstate the absolute gift it is sinking into one of Sebastian's exquisitely crafted historicals knowing that I get to spend the next however many pages watching two idiots pine and deny that feelings exist and just take care of each other as they fall in love. I wouldn't trade that experience for the world. Not this one or any other. Only two things in the world people count b...
I can not wait to read this. My cousin is reading Scarlet right now and she has refreshed my memory. You are so right about that ending.
ReplyDeleteI think I may need to reread it before I dive into this one. It's been a year, and I want to be all ready.
DeleteI'm curious about this one because of the ending, but I wasn't a huge Scarlet fan.
ReplyDeleteIt did seem to be a somewhat polarizing read. I'm glad it didn't put you off completely, Livi. I'll let you know what I think as soon as I read it. :)
DeleteWHAAATTT!!??! There is going to be a SCARLET sequel?! I had no idea. Just...*joy*...right now.
ReplyDeleteYES!!! Isn't it just the best news?
DeleteI saw this on NetGalley this week. Maybe you could get your hands on it early.
ReplyDeleteDone and done!
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