eARC Review: The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews
Romance
The Belle of Belgrave Square
Book Info
Released Date: October 11th
Publication: Berkley
Pages: 406
Format: eBook
“I have been waiting for this historical romance forever”
You already know that I typically don’t like to read historical romance books. I tend not to like them as much. But I love reading Mimi Matthews' works. She knows how to keep my interest in historical romance books. And I was beyond excited to read her newest book in the Belles series, The Belle of Belgrave Square.
In The Belle of Belgrave Square, we get Julia Wychwood and Captain Jasper Blunt's story. From the first book, we as readers briefly read about Julia, who is a very shy yet sickenly woman. But her greatest value in society is her dowry, which attracts a lot of male attention. She never pays attention to them because she really has no interest, and most of her money is her own from her former Aunt. It doesn’t stop her parents from trying to match her since they only care about their agenda instead of hers. Don’t worry, Julia may be shy in some aspects, but she is no doormat.
Captain Jasper Blunt is known for his temper during his military career. But he has a whole lot of secrets that no one knows about. And he is more than willing to keep them until his grave. The only important thing he cares about is securing a well-off wife. All things go off the rails when he keeps talking to Julia more and more. She is definitely different than he pictured, but regardless, he is more than willing to marry her when she approaches him with an offer.
They may be different from each other, but they make sense. They take comfort in each other without even noticing at first. They do have some obstacles they will need to face, but they have each other. I would say that I wanted more romance between them. I know we were trying to figure out Captain Jasper's secrets, but I wanted more romance.
