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Julian’s voice went deceptively soft. “I can make the Jockey Club reply to you.”

“Yes, you can.” Anna’s hand cupped his face. “But I can’t. That’s exactly my point.”

see this is a really good moment but it's buried in all the irritating nonsense

Something on the pillow caught the Dowager’s attention and she held it up to examine it more closely. “For heaven’s sake, Charlotte! Why must you keep embroidering ants everywhere?”

charlotte is also fucking nuts and i love her

“Mostly I dress to please myself, but sometimes I dress to squash my enemies,” said Charlotte.

charlotte is the mvp in this book

Anna smoothed her skirt and gave a cry of delight. “Never say I have pockets!?!”

YOU HAVE A RETICULE. YOU DON'T NEED POCKETS. also pockets have only JUST gone out of fashion because they ruin the silhouette of a regency gown so i HIGHLY DOUBT a swanky modiste is going to say "fuck fashion, i'm putting pockets in anyway because two centuries from now this will be considered feminist af"

“I don’t want a haircut!” Anna cried.

She wasn’t a bit surprised when the women ignored her objection and thrust her down into a chair in the middle of the room.

this is disturbing, can we please give the FMC more agency and maybe... not cut her hair off...? okay no they're going ahead anyway cool cool

Anna gasped. “As in one of the moons of Pluto?”

as in the moon that wasn't discovered until 1978...? 🤨

“Marry me!” he commanded with a hard shake.

“Oh, all right!” she cried, and he swooped down and shredded her up all over again.

shredded??? also i know this is supposed to be borderline ridiculous but the excess of exclamation marks is starting to grate...

Once again she was flooded with the scent of clean linen and... was that peat?

i do love a romance that gently pokes fun at clichés