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The Love Remedy
Elizabeth Everett
352 pages | Published by Berkley
Out March 19, 2024
The Set Up: Lucy’s parents left her their family apothecary, and she’s drowning. Her brother and sister are busy with their own projects, and her former lover stole her formula for a lozenge he’s now selling under his name. When she suspects he’s stolen another formula from her, Lucy hires Thorne - a secret agent acting as a bookkeeper, to investigate. Thorne and his daughter Sadie move in to the building, and become a bigger part of Lucy’s life than she could have ever anticipated.
I love the worlds that Elizabeth Everett builds, centered around groundbreaking and smart Victorian women. This book had a good blend of romance, mystery, and historical detail.
Thorne and Lucy were such a good pair - he was reliable and solid which is exactly what Lucy needed to be able to focus on her own work. I loved the little blended family they formed, and was delighted to get some appearances by characters from Athena’s retreat.
Sometimes the narration felt a bit disjointed, and I think that some plotlines could have been developed a bit more. The story around Thorne’s family didn’t end as satisfying as I had hoped, but the mystery of Lucy’s missing formulas kept me reading and interested.
I can see some directions this series will go, and I’m eagerly awaiting the next!
Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for the advanced eBook!
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