Cecelia DeStefano > Recent Status Updates

I forgot how comforting historical romance novels were. I love that there is not too much plot, and the author is good at providing interesting dialogue and characters. A nice break after several world building heavy romantasy novels.

Oh my gosh what a SLOG. This is so poorly written and these characters are just so flat and 1 dimensional

Oh my god LOL this is hysterical the way he is describing women. How are you so bad at this?

It’s giving “I’m a man who doesn’t know how to write romance for women”…..does it get better?

Well chapter 1 done, and Robert Kincaid is an entirely unlikeable character. Let’s see what chapter 2 has in store for me! It’s titled Francesca. No last name. Doesn’t get one like Robert here. Curious as to why…

Starting the famous wallflower series. My first Lisa Kleypas novel!

I’m still making my way through the temu version of fourth wing.

The kids finally read the chapter with the sock song. Parenting milestone achieved.

This book is draggggging

So this book isn’t bad, but it’s also not good. And the FMC is kind of a weak, whiny bitchy. Sorry! I know, I know, you shouldn’t say that, but like…she’s kind of a terrible and uninteresting character. The motivations of the FMC are really thin and her emotions are so exaggerated it just feels like this novel is written with too much hyperbole.

I feel like the book is clearly foreshadowing something obvious for a grand reveal and I’m just too dumb to realize what it is right now LOL

I like this book and all, but get on with it.

This book is so good for elementary age kiddos. So funny! I remember quite a few of the stories!

OMG!

So who’s gonna die? Someone’s gonna die right? It’s giving murder mystery, right?

Idk I’m not usually rooting for all the men to die but I’m kinda rooting for that? Except the one who seems ok?

Ooooo I like this so far!

I got a list of characters from a friend and that is helping loads. Still a little hard to distinguish all the women without agency from each other tbh.

Too many characters. Not enough distinction between them all. If anyone has notes on who is who I would appreciate it lol

So for a brothers best friend trope book this reads more like a friends to lovers trope which is fine and also acceptable I just thought I was getting something different. Still really enjoying it!

So far I’m really enjoying this!

First book of 2026! Let’s go!