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huge thank you to NetGalley and HMH Books for Young Readers for sending me an EARC for an honest review,

Okay so this book. I have SO MANY mixed feelings about this book, For one, it was so short, This story was rushed and didn't even feel like a novel, It felt more like a short story, If it is meant to be a short story and I just missed that memo, I apologize, I was so excited to read this because I absolutely LOVE historical fiction novels, However, there were a few things that just made me a bit uncomfortable, one being the romance, I loved it on one hand because the main guy was fun and charming

and usually stories like their romance work for me, However, on the other hand I felt like the age gap between the two characters was unnecessary and made it a bit awkward for the reader, I would have liked it a bit more if the main character was a few years older, The romance felt way too much like instalove, This, and the main character's naivete made the age difference even more awkward and slightly concerning, The writing and the main character felt really immature,

There were some really interesting conversations happening in the book, especially about gender roles of the time, However, I felt like everything was rushed, I feel like this book had SO MUCH potential, and I kept reading because I could see the story's potential and the threads that should have been developed/could have turned into a really good book.
However, the book itself didn't even feel like it had a flushed out plot,

I really wanted more from this story,

Thanks for reading!
Caden
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Thank you to Edelweiss and HMH Books for Young Readers for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.


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Sixteen Scandals was an entertaining but somewhat forgettable YA historical romance,

This was an incredibly fun, incredibly quick read, But though I had a great time reading it, it wasn't very memorable,

While I enjoy reading lighthearted books such as this one, they all blend into one in my mind, There wasn't a single aspect that set it apart from other books in the genre, no matter how cute and enjoyable,

All in all, this was an enjoyable book, I would recommend it if you're looking for a quick lighthearted historical romance, but it doesn't have anything deeper than that, A huge thank you to NetGalley, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Book Group, and of course Sophie Jordan for the eARC of this book, I am voluntarily leaving a review all opinions are my own,

This was so cute, It was like a YA version of Bridgerton but the events had to move quickly to help the story progress,

I've seen people comment on how it seemed a bit like instalove, and while I do admit the characters barely knew each other, Prim had only ever seen a couple boys outside of her home, and her visits were so limited as it was, how could she not be enamored by the handsome stranger

Another thing people seemed to comment on was the age gap but it was onlyyears and given her sister's marital status to way older men, this didn't bother me in the slightest,andisn't a big gap.


I did enjoy how things played out for Prim and loved how many little snags in her plan she ran into, yet each time she tried to think quickly on her feet and was so true to her mission.
I loved watching her spirit continue through this, despite her mother and the comments she made,

This was a cute, fun little historical fiction novel that I would definitely recommend, stars!

This was such a sweet book! to come here, and on my blog sitelink wordpress. com/ this was SUCH a slay like i ate this up, along w boarding school secret societies, shakespearean hi jinx romances is right up there too in my favourite tropes,

this book was so much fun and i def recommended! also i will be streaming bridgerton in the near future! Primrose is excited to finally beand get to join the rest of her family in society, but unfortunately her family basically ignores her on her special day.
Even worse, her mother informs her that she will delay her introduction to society for at least a year, so Prim will have to stay hidden away from everything she longs for.
Taking matters into her own hands, Prim and her best friend decide that she needs at least one fun birthday encounter before resuming her boring life, But little did the girls know that this one night would lead to so much more,

I feel like at times the main character was too lost in her own head, spending pages reminiscing on one random thing that helped to make her relate to another random thing without anything really happening in the story.
I was a little bored when those moments occurred, especially when she got lost in thought for pages in the middle of a conversation that I really wanted to see how it would play out.


Overall, this was a fun historical romance that took place over a single evening for the most part, with a precocious girl who dreams of what could be yet is restricted by society and the whims of her mother who I really didnt like and never had any redeeming features.
The story wrapped up nicely and oh so easy so this could easily be a standalone book but there was a sister and best friend who have yet to find love which I suspect will be in the same place and I would love to see that story.
This was a quick clean read and can easily be enjoyed by any age, This book is a very cute regency era romance, definitely recommend it for all of my brigerton girlies, I loved the romance aspect, Hated her mom. Loved the ending. I thought this was a very cute modern twist on a totally different era, I love how it showed a girl wanting the freedoms that she was not allowed to have at the time of her life, We see her brake traditional molds and expectations, We see love grow in a decade where love was thought to not be found till after marriage, Overall good easy read.

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The Written

Primrose has spent her life behind bars okay not really, but her mother might as well imprisoned her.


From the moment Primrose could talk, her mother has set laid down the rules Lady Druthers' Guide to be precise and absolutely refused any and all signs of rebellion.


While Primrose has chaffed around having such strict guidelines for her life, she has played the role of dutiful daughter to a T or, . . rather close to a T all in hopes for herth birthday where she would finally FINALLY get a chance to join her sisters at the parties and balls.


But when her birthday finally comes disappointment,

Her mother is more concerned with getting Astrid married and decides to postpone Primrose's debut indefinitely,

And that sparks a little bit of rebellion in Primrose's heart,

I have liked a total of five historical fiction books in my life so this is NOT my genre of choice by no exaggeration so take it from me this book was ahmazing.


I loved it,

It was so, so much fun to read,

The characters were welldone, the romance was light and perfect, I seriously want to reread it, it was THAT good!!

This book had sixteen chapters, with each chapter beginning with an "excerpt" from the etiquette guide, which ties into that chapter as one of the sixteen scandals which made for a fun tiein with the title.


All in all, this was a great book!

I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review

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