Okay so I'm going to do a review right here, right now, because I'm sooooooo behind. A short review, but a review nonetheless.

I will say 100% that I enjoyed this novel. The portrayal of being in love with your best friend was so strong. That is something I have experienced and I definitely do not recommend it. The way Monty thought about Percy was me at one point, and it was so incredibly relatable.

I will say, however, that I didn't care as much about the plot as I expected, nor did I particularly agree with the character development. This is a book about privilege and that comes between Monty and Percy, yet Monty doesn't really...come to terms with his own privilege. It is acknowledged that he has it by others, but his transformation at the end wasn't as strong as I would have liked.

All in all, this was an incredibly enjoyable read, something I will pursue later in Lady's Guide, but I found the ending to be a letdown and the plot to be the less enjoyable portion of the novel. But alas, I am so grateful a book about marginalized people living their lives IN THE PAST exists. Because wow, this was definitely missing in historical fiction.

-Book Hugger

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