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Jonathan
is 99% done
did what i read it for (easing me into a historical setting while centred around the experience of non-royal characters), but oh dear do i not enjoy murder mysteries, or even romances. (i do enjoy romances, just not this one.) the best part of this was finding out the author was most preoccupied with the prince who was a real historical figure in this, but his presence is so muted throughout this book :o
— Sep 05, 2025 03:50AM
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Jonathan
is 81% done
not truly enjoying this, the characters are a bit too snoozy (predictable) and the romance would have been better had it been one-sided (this man is too perfect=bland, sorry), and unsurprisingly now that they're close to solving the murder mystery it turned out i forgot who the suspects in question even are sjdf. but i do love the glimpses at structure & details of their daily lives, which is what i'm reading it for
— Sep 04, 2025 07:32AM
Jonathan
is on page 21 of 321
motivation to read this is the equivalent of reading fic with a certain tag when i'm writing something for the first time. maybe not the smartest decision to go for an audiobook (can only guess at spellings) but okay. i should enjoy the focus on servants
— Aug 29, 2025 04:46AM
