Status Updates From A Summer to Remember (Bedwy...

"I promised you adventure, did I not? And passion? We need to be alone together if I am to keep the promise. We are going to begin tonight in the rose arbor. You are going to be kissed.”
“It would be most improper”
“I will try my best to see that it is”

Great romance development and likable characters with depth and
layers? This might be a 5 stars

“I am not asking for your pity, I need only to be accorded the privilege that men expect as a natural right—to be allowed to live my life my way without having those who claim to love me forever knowing better than I what it is that will make me happy. I want to be alone and independent. If I ruin my reputation this summer, I will achieve that for which I ought not to have to fight.”
I really like Lauren

"I thought my actions were rather heroic. So did the lad.”
She stared at him, obviously speechless.
“You see, I was a boy once myself.”
“Once? You mean you have grown up?”

there's good banter; but to the serious matters, he messed up bad and will have to work hard to earn her and prove himself because once he falls completely in love with her (and it's starting), she won't easly believe him

Historical, be it romance or fantasy, is the genre that worked the most for me so far this year, and this book already seems really good 🥰.
The books of this series will be the ones to read when the historical mood strikes.