About the Book:
Title: To Woo and to Wed
Author: Martha Waters
Series: The Regency Vows #5
Page Length: 226
Publication Date: Feb. 6, 2024
Publisher: Atria Books
Synopsis: The final installment in the Regency Vows series follows the heir to a dukedom and a young widow, once very much in love, as they reunite years later to fake an engagement for the benefit of her sister.
West, the Marquess of Weston, and Sophie, Lady Fitzwilliam Bridewell, have lately been spending a considerable amount of time together. But West and Sophie are not new acquaintances. In fact, years ago, they had once been nearly engaged until West’s almost fatal curricle accident and his meddling father threw them off course.
Now recently widowed, Sophie has put aside all thoughts of romance. But when her widowed sister, Alexandra, mentions a fondness for an earl, Sophie realizes that she may be holding her sister back. Alexandra won’t move forward with an engagement until Sophie, too, settles down again, and so Sophie approaches West with a plan. They will announce their engagement and break things off once Alexandra is happily married. It’ll be simple. After all, it’s not like she is going to fall for West a second time, not when Sophie has sworn not to risk her heart again.
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My Review:
This is a fun and entertaining conclusion to the series. I’ve been looking forward to reading West and Sophie’s story for a while now, and I can see why Waters waited until the last book to tell it. They have a swoon-worthy second chance romance, and there’s so much pining and angst and sexual tension that it was almost tangible.
West is a wonderful cinnamon roll MMC who will do anything to prove that he and Sophie are meant to be. I adored him. He is so sweet and kind and always in control except when with Sophie. She affects him in so many ways, and the way he fights for her… swoon!
I found Sophie a bit more difficult to like. She’s bossy and stubborn, and she makes decisions for everyone without asking for their input. She could have saved everyone a lot of time and headaches by talking things out before making life-altering decisions. And some of the things that kept these two apart frustrated me – the miscommunication and false assumptions tropes are not my faves. Nevertheless, their chemistry is great, and I enjoyed the dual POV and flashbacks to their past. It definitely adds to the character development and shows how deep and unending their love for each other is.
Thanks to NetGalley and Atria for providing me with a copy of the book. All thoughts are my own.
Rating:
Favorite Parts:
- West!
- the love story
Tropes:
- second chance romance
- fake engagement
- miscommunication
Great review, Julie! I hadn’t heard of this series before, but I’ll definitely be checking it out now 🙂
Thanks, Becky! I hope you like it if you get a chance to read it. 🙂
Great review! Miscommunication is really frustrating and I’ve had so little patience for it these days, especially when I can so clearly see how it could’ve been avoided in the first place, lol. At least it was still an enjoyable conclusion though!
Me too, Dini. It just gets so frustrating at times.
Miscommunication always makes me so mad, haha. Glad you found some enjoyment out of it though!
Thanks, Joanna! It’s not one of my favorite tropes, but I did enjoy the rest of the story.
Sophie sounds so frustrating!