I was a bit apprehensive going into this one, because most of the mystery-with-a-side-of-romance series I read have either the main couple already happily married, or it’s obvious that their affections are mutual and secured. So I wasn’t sure how well I’d deal with a relationship on the rocks…would it be too realistic and depressing?
My worries were unfounded though, and that is very much thanks to the characters. Verity and Sidney are both very intelligent, emotionally as well as just being smart people. They both realised they had to be patient with each other because of their experiences in the war. And while I was a little annoyed that they kept dragging out the ‘secret’ between Verity and Alec (because it was sooo obvious what happened), I liked that Verity acknowledged that while she hadn’t done anything wrong, it still hurt Sidney and that was the point. I liked that they started being able to discuss things with each other.
I did feel a bit of suspension of disbelief about how convoluted the search for Verity’s old colleague was, but they explained it away well enough.
I didn’t miss Max all that much. I think he and Sidney understably work well together. I like how they have introduced a bunch of new characters who could play a part in future novels. I’m in particular interested in George and his work.
It was interesting reading comments about the time period too, specifically the expected role of women. It doesn’t feel that long ago but the comment on skirt lengths and the fact that the nobility was still a big thing kinda really hit home to me that this is set in an era long gone, despite a lot of the technological aspects being what I would consider modern.
I will definitely read the third book, but I feel like my continued reading of the series probably hinges on if Verity and Sidney stay together 😅 While understandable if they ever decide to split, I think it would just be too sad, given the efforts both of them are putting in.
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