The Heiress Effect
Reviews
Man I am tearing through this series, it is SUCH A DELIGHT. This is another one about how he stares at her in awe for being great, with bonus class issues and an emphasis on sisterhood and female friendships, so like, YES PLEASE.
Oh I loved this book. I loved it so much I lost sleep to read it without even feeling tired. I loved the main plot and the heroine's sister's subplot (which I… wish had been its own separate novella, in a way, because WHAT A ROMANCE. I WANT TO HEAR MORE). I loved Jaaaane and I loved Free and I loved the parallels between Oliver and his aunt Freddy. I am utterly delighted and this book gets 4.5 stars ACTUALLY.
4.5 Such depth and emotion and excellent dialogues and compelling character arcs and actually accurate depiction of 19th century England... Courtney Milan is truly a genius and the main character in this book, Jane Fairfield, is an absolute GEM.
Ugh why are these books so flipping good?! Social justice, familial heartache, a woman's struggle with agoraphobia, medical ethics, race relations?? Is there anything more I could want in a single romance novel - and it's well-written with a compelling story and characters to boot.
3.5
I oddly feel conflicted over this book. I really enjoyed the first book and honestly I enjoyed Emily and Anjan's story probably more than I enjoyed the first book. But it's a subplot in Jane and Oliver's story. I found myself struggling to connect with Jane, mostly due to needing a man to fix her problem.... I know that is not at all how it's supposed to come off but that's how it felt. And then the resolve to everything just feels weirdly unbelievable. Oliver I liked in the first book. He seemed like the strong, quiet sort from the first book, the level headed reasoner in the group of friends. This book didn't feel the same. I felt a little disappointed honestly.
3.5 stars rounded up to 4
