Megan Walker

Miss Newbury's List

This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review. Also my tags may have spoilers in them so be forewarned before checking out full review.

Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️

Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂

Miss Newbury's List is a standalone by Megan Walker. This book I first saw recommended by a good friend of mine but I also have seen this author around my local bookstores, and I found myself intrigued. I will be honest in that I haven't really read many proper romances, but after this one I am intrigued as it definitely felt more authentic so I definitely will be reading more of this historical but also of this author. I found this book sweet, closed door elements, and with an interesting conflict that was on the border of forbidden themes.

I leaned over the trunk at the foot of my bed in a desperate frantic search.

Rosalind is destined to marry the Duke of Marlow and even though they barely know each other, she knows that it will be a respectable match and it will bring her family honor and prestige. But before she marries the Duke, she wants to make sure she has a chance to live her life before she becomes a Duchess. So she makes a list of adventures she wants to experience. She meets then Charlie, who is the cousin of her best friend, who is a retired pugilist and he slowly becomes her partner on this adventure that she is experiencing. But as they start crossing items off of her list, there is a growing attachment that is building between them. But she is betrothed to another man who won't let her go easily. And Rosalind will have to make a choice between love and duty to her family.

What a delightful story this turned out to be. It does start out a bit slow at first, but it quickly gains traction and I really become immediately immersed into the story. Even though I wasn't quite in the mood for a forbidden love tale, I was definitely easily drawn into this one here. I also was fascinated because its been years since I read a "proper" romance ---before they were popular and I was curious to see how they were different from other historical romances. Honestly the only real differences is that there is more authenticity and its closed door/fade to black so be prepared for that if you are looking for a story that has less steam than you expect. But I found that refreshing, I could just relax with this audiobook and not having to worry about skipping over certain aspects.

The romance that is developed between these two was slow and endearing. I really found it quite neat as it had a story that really drew me in. There is such fun soft banter, not too strong, but they build a great friendship and foundation for a relationship that slowly turns into more. We get some sweet scenes from them that are more intimate without being explicit. Which I found so refreshing and I need more of that. The conflict that arises between our pair is much more focused on outside of the relationship. But I was at the end of my seat with seeing how their situation would be resolved. And it was handled it a way I didn't see coming to be honest. So I was really happy with how Megan Walker developed her story here.

The pacing was a bit off at times, especially in the beginning. There could have been more hearts and feels in this story. This book didn't really make me feel as deeply as I would have liked.

I really enjoy this narrator for historical's. You do need to have it at a much slower pace to enjoy, but it was well done for the most part.

Miss Newbury's List is a soft touching romance that delivers characters that come alive, with a gradually built friends to lovers romance to melt your heart.

I don't think that is what you want. Perfection is unachievable, its the strokes we don't mean to make that leave us with an unexpected beauty

Character Types: MMA Fighter, Aristrocracy

Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Forbidden Love

Lover of Romance 

This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review. Also my tags may have spoilers in them so be forewarned before checking out full review.

Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖
Narration:🎧🎧🎧🎧
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨


First Impressions
Miss Newbury's List is a standalone by Megan Walker. This book I first saw recommended by a good friend of mine but I also have seen this author around my local bookstores, and I found myself intrigued. I will be honest in that I haven't really read many proper romances, but after this one I am intrigued as it definitely felt more authentic so I definitely will be reading more of this historical but also of this author. I found this book sweet, closed door elements, and with an interesting conflict that was on the border of forbidden themes.

First Line
I leaned over the trunk at the foot of my bed in a desperate frantic search.

The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Charlie
The Heroine: Rosalind

Summary
Rosalind is destined to marry the Duke of Marlow and even though they barely know each other, she knows that it will be a respectable match and it will bring her family honor and prestige. But before she marries the Duke, she wants to make sure she has a chance to live her life before she becomes a Duchess. So she makes a list of adventures she wants to experience. She meets then Charlie, who is the cousin of her best friend, who is a retired pugilist and he slowly becomes her partner on this adventure that she is experiencing. But as they start crossing items off of her list, there is a growing attachment that is building between them. But she is betrothed to another man who won't let her go easily. And Rosalind will have to make a choice between love and duty to her family.

What I Loved
What a delightful story this turned out to be. It does start out a bit slow at first, but it quickly gains traction and I really become immediately immersed into the story. Even though I wasn't quite in the mood for a forbidden love tale, I was definitely easily drawn into this one here. I also was fascinated because its been years since I read a "proper" romance ---before they were popular and I was curious to see how they were different from other historical romances. Honestly the only real differences is that there is more authenticity and its closed door/fade to black so be prepared for that if you are looking for a story that has less steam than you expect. But I found that refreshing, I could just relax with this audiobook and not having to worry about skipping over certain aspects.

The romance that is developed between these two was slow and endearing. I really found it quite neat as it had a story that really drew me in. There is such fun soft banter, not too strong, but they build a great friendship and foundation for a relationship that slowly turns into more. We get some sweet scenes from them that are more intimate without being explicit. Which I found so refreshing and I need more of that. The conflict that arises between our pair is much more focused on outside of the relationship. But I was at the end of my seat with seeing how their situation would be resolved. And it was handled it a way I didn't see coming to be honest. So I was really happy with how Megan Walker developed her story here.

What I Struggled With
The pacing was a bit off at times, especially in the beginning. There could have been more hearts and feels in this story. This book didn't really make me feel as deeply as I would have liked.

Narration
I really enjoy this narrator for historical's. You do need to have it at a much slower pace to enjoy, but it was well done for the most part.

Overall View
Miss Newbury's List is a soft touching romance that delivers characters that come alive, with a gradually built friends to lovers romance to melt your heart.

Favorite Quote(s)
I don't think that is what you want. Perfection is unachievable, its the strokes we don't mean to make that leave us with an unexpected beauty

Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Historical Romance
Time Era: Regency England-1820
Character Types: MMA Fighter, Aristrocracy
Themes: Proper Romance
Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Forbidden Love

Book Perspective
3rd POV

Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A Blend

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Song This Book Inspires
Only Hope by Mandy Moore

Steam/Spice Explanations

Simmering cup of tea---soft warm touches and light intimacy

Narrators:
Justine Eyre

Miss Newbury's List

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