An Unlikely Proposition Review

By Rosalyn Eves

Unexpected Season Book 2

Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Spice rating: 🌶️

Blurb

A standalone companion to An Improbable Season , this Regency romance ⁠― perfect for fans of Bridgerton ― is about following your heart, pursuing your dreams, and falling head over heels in love.

Eleanor did not come to London to be proper and boring. After the death of her husband and a year of mourning, the seventeen year old wants nothing more than her independence and to have a little fun. She’s hardly looking to remarry, despite pressures from her late husband’s nephew, who is keen on obtaining her inheritance. Eleanor quickly devises a plan that includes a fake engagement. What’s not a part of the plan? Falling for a dashing, quiet man outside of her social circle – a man who is not her betrothed. Can she survive the Season with her heart and her fortune intact?

Thalia is determined to begin afresh after a disastrous first Season in London. No romantic distractions, but only her work as a poet and newfound companion to Eleanor. Determined to get her poems published, she struggles to be taken seriously as a female writer. As the spring progresses, Thalia does not expect to take interest in a man from her past (a man who is engaged to her employer, no less!), but some feelings demand to be felt even if the timing isn’t quite right.

Rosalyn Eves's An Unlikely Proposition is a transportive Regency drama that captures the sparkle of London, thrill of friendship, and swoon of new love.

Genre: Young Adult Historical Romance

 

Read if you Like:

⚜️ Multiple POVs

⚜️ Fake Engagement

⚜️ Closed-door

⚜️ Class differences

⚜️ Found family

My Thoughts:

Fans of An Improbable Season won't be disappointed by this follow-up! I enjoyed getting to see the continuation of Talia's story and meet some new characters.

An Unlikely Proposition comes back to the world of the ton we saw in the first book but explores class and relationships in a way that the first did not. While romantic relationships are a part of the story, friendships, and family also play a key role. There is also a theme of self-discovery that I think lots of younger readers will relate to.

I tend to be more one for a character-driven story but in this case, I really enjoyed the plot. I liked how the situations the characters managed to get themselves into brought clarity to their relationships and feelings. I would have liked to see a bit more of Eleanor and Owen's connection. It felt a bit shallow and based on physical attraction. However, I did love the friendships that all the characters developed and the sense of family we are left with.

Thanks to Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy. All opinions are my own.