My feelings about this book can be summed up with it's not you, it's me. I can seriously see how people would love this book. It has lots of tension with the French Revolution background and the plot of fleeing fugitives, and the enemies to lovers has a delicious slow burn. There's lots of deeper meanings explored too, like the cost of liberty and determining right and wrong in a revolution and rebuilding a country. Honestly, there's not much to dislike about this book.
However. Somehow it didn't speak to me? I was enthralled with the first couple chapters, and then I just got . . . bored. The tension almost disappeared for me, and I wasn't ever excited to pick it back up. I'm not sure if I wasn't in the mood for a historical romance, or I just didn't connect to the characters like I wanted to. I was also really unhappy with a plot twist in the ending, and that sealed the deal for me. I really, really wish I could have loved this one. But after reading three Arlem Hawks books, I don't think she's the author for me.
Writing Aesthetic/Style: 3
Plot/Movement: 3
Character Development: 4
Overall: 3
Thank you, Shadow Mountain, for the arc!
Trigger/Content Warnings: death and violence, injuries, kisses
Plot/Movement: 3
Character Development: 4
Overall: 3
Thank you, Shadow Mountain, for the arc!
Trigger/Content Warnings: death and violence, injuries, kisses
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