![]() ![]() The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows, unlike most Regencies, is explicitly political. How did I not know that Queen Caroline was put on trial by the House of Lords for adultery in 1820? Look, I can understand why Regency romances might not want to cover bread riots or the Peterloo Massacre – the aristocrats of the time probably did their best to live in a bubble that did not include the poor or the industrial north – but the trial of the Queen was a Big Fucking Deal. How many romance novels have I read that take place in 1820? The answer is: a lot. Overall: The plot meanders but sometimes a book (even a romance) is more than a tight plot. Plot: A year in the life of Flood and Griffin. ![]() And they do that thing where they call each other by last name and I swoon every time. Character Chemistry: So much pining! But also, believable BFFs. ![]()
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