A review by mmandolynn
The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan

4.0

Oops, another book I started before bed and accidentally finished in one go. I’d seen it cited as an example of a book that is actually romantic, on the BookTok of a person who has discerning tastes, so I gave it a try. There’s a time and a place for a romance that is all fluffy romp, but I do love a romance that is really *about* something, and this one is about learning to be loved and un-learning that you are unloveable, even when you’ve taken on being unloveable as a defense mechanism against the cruelty of others. And it really was very romantic. I’m a sucker for a hero who is heartbreakingly gentle with a deeply heartbroken heroine. 
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