Witty In Pink

Publication Date: August 2024 | Thanks NetGalley for an ARC

Overall Verdict: Fans of regency era romance will fall for these characters.

4/5 Stars

Book Summary: After an embarrassing incident that occurred when they were children, Blythe has actively avoided Briggs Goswick. When she spends the summer at her Uncles home next door to the Goswick estate, they encounter each other once more. Each needing to do something to save their family, they end up reluctantly striking a bargain. Briggs will introduce her to potential investors for her budding bee business, and in return Blythe will help Briggs win the heart of a cold woman with a large dowry. While working together, they realize there may be more to their witty banter than resentment.

My Analysis: If you are a fan of regency era settings, I recommend you pick this one up. It focuses more on those individuals that live outside the ton and gives a slightly different perspective than binging Bridgerton. You should know going into this that it is a romance novel, and that the plot very much revolves around that and the experiences of those characters. That being said, the characters are highly intriguing and even the secondary characters are well-developed. I liked Blythe’s independent and business natured mindset, even if she could also be insufferable at times. The romance was nicely done as characters skirted around one another. Historically speaking, I’m not exactly sure how accurate this is as a representation of the time period. It felt like there were several times where things didn’t historically make sense. If that’s not something that you would get bothered by though, it is worth the read for the entertaining story.