So the Selection books (first three) are part of my all-time favorite books! I was pretty ecstatic, to say the least, when I saw that Mrs. Cass would be having a new book out! And another lovely cover with a beautiful dress!

In the Betrothed, I feel as though the author’s writing has gotten even better with lush descriptions! The setting was a fun one too!

Now the bad news for me was that I couldn’t connect with these characters. I knew this story wouldn’t be the Selection, and I didn’t want another Selection, but I did want to see characters that I could fall in love with just the same. But while that didn’t happen, there were definitely some draw-dropping moments that I hadn’t been expecting.

Because of how the Betrothed ended, I’m very much interested in seeing how book two plays out and to see more of this historical world!