Just when I’m starting to think I’m getting a little bit tired of the same old historical romances... Giovanna Siniscalchi drops a new book.

Her books just feel different because of,
💜 the Portugal (and Spain) setting. 
💜 the way the characters feel so Portuguese—from the cadence of their speech, to their gestures, their culture and religion, even something as simple as saying “Dom Quixote” instead of Don Quixote. So immersive!
💜 the completely different vibe to the monarchy and aristocracy in Portugal (especially in this 1870s setting where monarchies were falling and anarchists were unaliving royals all over Europe).

I loved all the myth and philosophy references in here. I loved that our hero was a Natural Philosopher, not a scientist. I loved how the brainy discussions between our hero and heroine were so un-modern. Like, they were debating whether man was ruled by his conscience or natural instinct (and it was all tied into the romance plot) and I was living! Tying our hero’s rake reformation arc to a critique of utilitarian philosophy was fun. Tying our heroine’s starchy character arc to untranslatable words that were deeply embedded in her culture was fun.

Just another unique historical romance story in this atmospheric and well-researched series 💜