What a wonderful first read for 2025!!! Ms Atwater you have done it again. I love how these books are so magical with such whimsical moments of romance (the one in this book had me SWOONING - how La La Land!!!). I like their tight construction around One Theme that the protagonists confront ever so gently. I liked the little mystery we were trying to solve in this one too, & the way all the pieces fit together too, the whole thing is genuinely intriguing (thought would have loved for the culprit to have gotten more development,

especially as a foil to Abigail

.) Bonus points for

naming the red herring Mr. Red.

I liked how in true last book of a romance series fashion all the main couples were back for a little bit — I felt so so spoilt when fucking <3 JUNIPER JUBILEE <3 showed up out of nowhere (he feels papa’s orchard to me). Only thing I’m sad about is the series ending (tho I think Olivia Atwater’s Victorian book is set in the same world? And by the time we get to this one it has to at least be like well past the end of the regency so I get it. If Abigail and Mercy show up in that one I will scream (pos ofc))

Authors note made me go HELL YEAH!!! Olivia Atwater YOU get it. Idk if you’re 

I think I would have loved the experience even more if I didn’t know about a certain plot development. I’m not even gonna say what it is in the spoiler because I want everyone to read it. Pick this up!!! Even if you haven’t read the previous ones