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The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
5.0

Oh man. This book was amazing. I went into it looking for a fluffy, light romance and came out the other end of my read with my romance bug satisfied and my female empowered character bug satisfied.

Penny is easily one of my favorite characters I've read for this year. Typically romance characters fall pretty flat for me, but in this book Tessa Dare does a really great job at rounding out Penny and her experiences. I LOVE how she owns her sexuality/body/person in the end.

My favorite quote from the whole book:

"I despise that word. Ruined. As if passion is an unforgivable transgression, and virginity is the only measure of a woman's worth. Is that what you believe? That making love tonight would make me worthless tomorrow."