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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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The Reluctant Countess by Eloisa James

May 9, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Yasmin’s reputation is tainted by her mother’s association with the Emperor Napoleon, and Giles certainly doesn’t need more scandal in his family. If only he could stay away from her… In a paradoxical way, though the author gave me more of the drama I’d complained was missing in How to Be a Wallflower, I disliked this book more. Indeed it made me grind my teeth I was so irritated with it sometimes. It is well-written, yes, which is true of pretty much all of James’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Eloisa James, historical, Regency, Romance, slut shaming

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Eloisa James, historical, Regency, Romance, slut shaming ·
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