This book has an OBSCENELY INFLATED AVERAGE RATING. So, if you really want to read a romance novel in a historical setting that isn't believably set in historic times and also does not actually involve any romance, then this is the book for you! Otherwise, you might want to give this book a pass. If you manage to successfully struggle through reading this entire (way, way too long because it wasn't edited) book you are treated with an ending that is basically a rip off of the Titanic. It could have been cut in half easily and you would have lost nothing of substance. A lack of editing is not always a terrible thing, I do love some indie authors who do not have editors, but it is definitely a bad thing for this book in particular. Speaking of wattpad, since it was originally published on that site, this book has not been professionally edited in any way, shape, or form. You may notice that all the chapters tend to end in a cliffhanger-ish way, and that would be because this book was written and released one chapter at a time on a website called wattpad, where you can still read this book in it's entirety for free Even positive reviews for this book repeatedly mention how these chapters are the worst. There are several chapters that are not about the main protagonists and they are BORING BEYOND BELIEF AND NEVER ENDING. So despite the fact that this book was listed in the romance category of the Goodreads Choice Awards, don't read this entire book waiting and waiting for romance to eventually become a part of the plot because you are going to be very disappointed. There's basically no actual romance in this book. This is not a deception, he knows the whole time that she is a female and yet he still consistently calls her by her fake male name, even in private. A major part of the plot is that Lilly, a female, takes on a male persona in order to work for Mr. The heroine is supposedly a "feminist" which, according to this book, means she must hate and/or resent all men. It's set in the 19th century yet the speech and thoughts used by the characters are very modern and quite out of time/place This is not a deception, he knows the whole time that she Why I think this book was, quite frankly, terrible: A man wrote this book? You don't say! - A major part of the plot is that Lilly, a female, takes on a male persona in order to work for Mr. Why I think this book was, quite frankly, terrible: - It's set in the 19th century yet the speech and thoughts used by the characters are very modern and quite out of time/place - The heroine is supposedly a "feminist" which, according to this book, means she must hate and/or resent all men.
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