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“But that didn’t mean his words had not been true. The most honest things were often said when you weren’t thinking.”

The Mistress Experience by Scarlett Peckham

March 15, 2025 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

This one, however, I thought was delightful! A great end to this trio, with a shiny building architecture’d by the first dude whose name now complete escapes me. Adam? While I still think Seraphina (who looks like Princess Una from the movie Stardust in my head) is my favorite of the trio, Thaïs comes second. Perhaps she would be first if typing her name didn’t require me to copy/paste every time…cursed umlauts. But Thaïs is that typical historical romance character, the out and open harlot […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Scarlett Peckham, society of sirens

wicherwill's CBR17 Review No:12 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Scarlett Peckham, society of sirens ·
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Elinor shook her head wearily. “You could have simply told us. Any of us. We would have kept your secrets.”

The Portrait of a Duchess by Scarlett Peckham

March 15, 2025 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

I’m not sure it really counts as finishing a book if you literally flip forward a huge chunk and then read the ending to sort of…figure out how the ending happens? But that is indeed what I did, because I wasn’t really vibing with the entire set up of this book. Which is a pity! Because I really loved Seraphina and her story, and I was all ready to dive back into this work of like, half consequences and half wish fulfillment. TO RECAP we’ve […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Scarlett Peckham, society of sirens

wicherwill's CBR17 Review No:11 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Scarlett Peckham, society of sirens ·
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