This was the hero I liked the best of the trilogy, but the plot was not super believable. I thought the tension with the family expectations vs. her reality could have gone deeper.

This was fine but not amazing. I was very annoyed that the little sister's character arc was the exact same as the first book. I wanted more depth to the secondary characters - why doesn't the other love interest get any voice?

The premise was creepy, but the execution almost made up for it. I did really like the female friendship, and I thought the love interests matched well.

This is a decent Christian Regency romance with more drama than is typical for the genre; there were some interesting historical details about the conflict between England and France, but also some inaccuracies, mainly with French. I didn't really think the reveal of the "villain" made sense. More backstory would have made the main male character more compelling. 

The setup was fascinating but the later elements of the plot, with assumed affairs, illegitimacy, blackmail, abandonment, and death, were overly dramatic and didn't feel necessary. I was much more interested in the tension between the lightness of the Season with the seriousness of the results debs were expected to reach, especially in a changing world.

The exploration of childhood friendship as it morphs to adult friendship and a working relationship was beautiful and the best part of the book. Some violence felt needlessly described and dwelt on; I would've liked more depth with K-town and the older generation. My favorite character was Marx but the second person narration in his viewpoint section threw me off. 

I sobbed re-reading Firefly Lane (my husband was concerned) and I also cried a little, mainly at the beginning, reading this sequel. It was SO sad. I didn't want everything to be so hard for the characters that had already been through so much. There were some beautiful moments and some frustrating ones. I wished we got to see more of Johnny and the boys; it felt like there was not equivalent development there. 

I usually love historical books set in France and/or with dual POV and a family history focus, but this storyline felt a little fragmented to me. I wanted to know more about each generation, not just two isolated stories. I thought the ending felt rushed with

the assumed groom graciously stepping out of the way for the deceased husband's best friend.

My favorite aspect of this book was the mixing of different countries of origin in their ancestry and how that affects the family in the present - that was realistic and not often dealt with in books like this. Most plot and character details felt obvious or stereotyped, but this was still a fairly good light read overall. Relaxing, full of food and family, without much actual conflict that doesn't get quickly resolved perfectly. 

A cute light read that reminded me of Kara McDowell's Just for Clicks - twins dealing with the complications of going viral and falling in love during high school. I thought the "twists" with the parents' involvement were overdone. I honestly wanted more atmospheric high school feel - they never really had relevant projects, classes, tests, etc. The twin representation didn't feel grossly inaccurate or particularly inspired.