This was the first Courtney Milan book that didn’t annihilate me with how amazing it was (maybe my expectations have gotten too high?). The other books in this series became new all-time favs and this last novella was just okay.

It did some things I really enjoyed:
✨ we had an astronomy and math genius black heroine in a historical romance (in a historical way, not a Bridgerton show way—which is also good)
✨ we had a charming Irish hero who was also a feminist
✨ we touched on racial discrimination in reproductive health

The characters were super likable and the plot was short and sweet. I just wanted more development with the themes. I wanted more of a reformation arc for our reformed rake and more on-page falling in love, especially.