This isn’t out until next week, but I really enjoyed it when I read it a couple of months back, and next week has a couple of books out, so I’m talking about it now, when you still might have time to pre-order a copy or ask your local comic book store to get you a copy. As you know I love a regency romance and I love a graphic novel, so this was pretty much ideal for me. It’s a Regency-set graphic novel that opens with a marriage of convenience (so much my jam) between Catherine, who has reputedly lost her virtue, and Andrew, who needs to marry a woman with a dowry for money to help fix the many problems on his estate. This is a delightful way to help fill in some time before the next series of Bridgerton hits our screens – or would serve as an introduction to graphic novels for people who have enjoyed the TV show (or in fact reading historical romance novels) but who haven’t previously consumed graphic novels. There’s no high peril – just two people in less than ideal situation and are now stuck with each other, but who work out that actually they might be the right fit for each other after all. What I also liked about this was that it left space for some of the secondary characters to get a bit of prominence, although I would maybe have liked a little bit more background to the main characters instead of one of the subplots. But I really liked the art and the whole feel of this. It’s quite open door though – like Bridgerton on TV – so go in aware of that. I would happily read more!
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