I loved three things about this novella—
✨ its bonkers premise: a ‘marry her or die’ mistaken identity + ‘ruined’ heroine, all while they’re trapped on a train?!
✨ its 1856 atmosphere: from a critique of the Crimean war (with Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole) to their names (I feel like only this author can make me love an MMC named Dennis 😆), the mid-19th century vibes were vibing
✨ its super zoomed-in 24h timeline: I have such a weakness for a story that takes place over one day—very Before Sunrise, the movie.

Both of these characters were great and made you want to root for them. I just wish we’d just gotten a bit more on how these two specifically brought out the best in each other—not that I doubt they do, I just wanted to see more of it.