But it also had so much depth, with a lot to say regarding the trauma of war, and it was a surprisingly class conscious narrative for a genre that tends to rely on elitism and romanticization of the peerage. This was just so fun, the right mix of all of your favorite historical romance moments, the balls, the gowns, the matchmaking mamas, the witty repartee between love interests. Sparks and playful banter fly and they’re unable to leave each other’s orbit. It’s here that Dora encounters the King’s Magician Elias Wilder. As a result her debut into society leaves much to be desired personally, but she is determined to ensure that her beloved cousin, Vanessa, has a wonderful season in London for her debut. Dora has a chance encounter with a faerie which leaves her changed and unable to feel emotions like other people. This story, a romantic regency fantasy, follows 20 y/o Miss Theodora Ettings. Half a soul by Olivia Atwater has been my steadfast traveling companion for the last few days and I had such a nice time with it! Pick up HALF A SOUL, and be stolen away into Olivia Atwater's charming, magical version of Regency England! but the longer Dora spends with Elias Wilder, the more she begins to suspect that one may indeed fall in love, even with only half a soul.īridgerton meets Howl's Moving Castle in this enchanting historical fantasy, where the only thing more meddlesome than faeries is a marriage-minded mother. If Dora's reputation can survive both her curse and her sudden connection with the least-liked man in all of high society, then she may yet reclaim her normal place in the world.

Dora hopes to be a quiet, sensible wallflower during the London Season - but when the strange, handsome and utterly uncouth Lord Sorcier discovers her condition, she is instead drawn into dangerous and peculiar faerie affairs. It's difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you're a young lady with only half a soul.Įver since she was cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear or embarrassment - a condition which makes her prone to accidental scandal.

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