By Erica George
Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice rating: 🌶️
Pub date: 8/6/2024
Blurb
Keep your friends close. Keep your nemesis closer.
After nearly five years of avoiding him, Briggs Goswick may have appeared at my feet on horseback like a handsome white knight but, in fact, he is a certified man-child.
Briggs may be many things―a society darling (annoying), attractive (so unfair), and heir to an elite family (helpful)―but after humiliating me at a ball several years ago, he is primarily my archnemesis.
His presence has made this summer go from bad to…complicated. I have the weight of saving my family’s name and finances solely on my shoulders, while I endure an endless parade of dreary balls and insufferable suitors to make a favorable match. But I have another idea―a business venture―to save my family. All I need are investors.
And as for Briggs? He’s hiding a secret as well: he’s flat broke.
Now the person I loathe the most in this world is just as trapped as I am―both penniless and our households depending on us to save them. And I think I know how. All I have to do is play nice with the very devil I’ve sworn to hate…
His society connections can boost me from near obscurity to help me win over investors for my business. And perhaps I can help him woo an aloof heiress with deep pockets. It’s a long shot. It might even work…but do I want it to?
Category: Young Adult
Read if you Like:
🐝 Regency setting
🐝 Enemies to lovers
🐝 Family secrets
🐝 Female business owner
🐝 Closed-door
My Thoughts:
I really love seeing historical romance that is YA! It can be a tricky genre to write as YA because these stories so often revolve around marriage. In this case, Blythe and Briggs grew up together so we get to see moments from when they were children and teenagers though they are young adults at the time the story takes place.
The enemies-to-lovers dynamic was fun and I liked that Blythe and Briggs both had their own goals and issues to overcome. I loved Blythe's interest in bees in particular and loved reading about her attempts to create her own business.
If you are looking for a historical romance for a teenager or want a closed-door historical romance this is a good choice. I did struggle a bit with the mean girl dynamic that went on a bit here but it felt believable with the characters being on the younger side.
Thanks to Entangled Publishing for providing me with an ARC. All opinions are my own.
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