This four star rating doesn’t adequately express how well-written this book was. And how excited I am to read more from this author. 

First of all, it was extremely unique:
💛 This 1909 Seattle setting! Everything I love about a Gilded Age histrom (that hopeful yet cynical worldview, stuffy yet progressive attitude) plus it was set in Washington state—and the ‘we were recently Oregon Territory’ was such a vibe.
💛 Just an excellent ‘heroine with a job’ storyline. How she had a feminine job (newspaper office stenographer) but wanted a masculine job (journalist), the way she worked full time but 1000% did not earn a living wage, how she was perceived. The whole thing.
💛 The suffragist parts of the story felt really authentic to the time, which I loved. I was living my Iron Jawed Angels starring Hilary Swank fantasy (my secret shame: I was given this book as ARC but was so scared that the suffragist stuff would be terrible that I didn’t read it until I saw other reviews loving it, and then I got it on KU for myself 🙈), and
💛 Our hero was such an awkward feminist ally. So heartwarming, so cute. These two MCs were just perfect for one another.

If only we hadn’t had a public grand gesture instead of an angsty grovel, which is superior in all ways! 

The epilogue was fabulous though, so different from the usual epilogue yet so perfect for this couple.