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You can't be THAT surprised that the man who said he "seeks more than what one woman can provide" might be cheating on his wife with someone else besides just you

It's a good start. My only minor problem is one I often have with historical fiction, where moments of historical context being put in feel a little stilted.

Knew that too

Knew it

So more drama/conflict that's just resolved by something that could've just happened 30 or so pages ago, okay.

I hate love triangles but at least it brought some brief variety in (before going back to repeating everything about the new girl every chapter)

Secondhand embarrassment so bad I almost want to curl up on the floor, but sadly I'm at work so I cannot

Maybe I'm being nitpicky but the character who has been drinking primarily oolong tea saying he gave up caffeine for health reasons doesn't make a lot of sense. Oolong tea has less caffeine than coffee (nearly half the amount), but it's still between black and green tea caffeine content wise.

"Klara, her mum and grandmother"

I'm going to hope the forgotten Oxford comma is just a typo

Not sure about the writing in this one, there's a lot of needless repetition. The back cover summary hasn't been entirely accurate either.

Does "a plain black tea" mean something different in England because she offered him three teas that aren't black tea 🤨

I've had a developing theory that I think has just been proven

... Sci-fi?

Ooooh, love a good time loop/paradox

There's a lot more comedy/jokes in this than expected, which isn't necessarily a BAD thing, but also I'm not sure if it's meant to come across that way.