audio cd, 1 pages
Published July 14, 2020 by HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing, Harpercollins.
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Recently, I restarted my Scribd subscription and stumbled upon a goldmine of wlw fiction and The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics was on the forefront of my list. And, my god, it did not disappoint. This piece was a quick and heartwarming read. It mixed together history, sciences, and sapphics—what could be better than that?
I think the thing I enjoyed the most were the main characters and the growth of their relationship. Watching Catherine struggle with her past burned relationships and realize her romantic feelings for women was gratifying. Lucy was adorable the entire book. I love that she's a little ray of sunshine that showed up on Catherine's doorstep. Their relationship began as that fantastic dynamic of two idiots in love but the other doesn't realize they're also in love with them.
A word of warning to those who aren't a fan of NSFW scenes. This book includes …
Recently, I restarted my Scribd subscription and stumbled upon a goldmine of wlw fiction and The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics was on the forefront of my list. And, my god, it did not disappoint. This piece was a quick and heartwarming read. It mixed together history, sciences, and sapphics—what could be better than that?
I think the thing I enjoyed the most were the main characters and the growth of their relationship. Watching Catherine struggle with her past burned relationships and realize her romantic feelings for women was gratifying. Lucy was adorable the entire book. I love that she's a little ray of sunshine that showed up on Catherine's doorstep. Their relationship began as that fantastic dynamic of two idiots in love but the other doesn't realize they're also in love with them.
A word of warning to those who aren't a fan of NSFW scenes. This book includes some, but they were quite tasteful and not extremely graphic. I could listen to the audiobook at work and not be mortified.
I'm biased toward the historical factor because the 19th century is one of my favorite periods of history to study and read about. I think Waite did a great job of mirroring the style of authors from the time, whether it was intended or not. A lot of the time, I forgot I was reading a book published recently rather from the 1800s. Waite's style was beautiful and concise, something I think readers interested in dipping their toe into adult fiction could easily get into.
This story is extremely character-driven and that was something else I liked about it. We were able to get points-of-views from both Catherine and Lucy in order to see different perspectives and feelings on the same situations. It created that frustration as readers where we know things other characters don't and we're left yelling "she loves you, you idiot!" at the pages.
Besides the main characters, the secondary characters were also charming and were well written in the way that they had their own lives separate from the main characters. I like when minor characters clearly exist outside of the central plot. It makes them feel more real and not just existing to help the narrator along.
As I stated above, I was listening to the audiobook, and the woman who narrated it gave Priscilla the most annoying, shrill voice that made me hate the character even more. That should have been a red flag immediately. While I hated her, I did like the drama she stirred up. It made Lucy and Catherine's relationship stronger in the end.
Don't worry, the book has a happy ending :)
Overall, I totally recommend The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics and am excited to begin the next book in the series!
I love queer regency romances. but do you know what I love more than queer regency romances? When embroidery or cross stitch is prominent in the book or plays a plot role. You cannot find this trait on NoveList, I have TRIED. You just have to hope it's important in your queer regency fiction.
Absolutely delightful. This is the first f/f romance I've read, and a great intro for me—not only is there plenty of passion, but I love that it focuses around women in sciences and the arts in Regency England. (And the injustices of being pushed out of male spaces.) So really, it just ticks so many boxes of what I'm looking for in a novel.
The first quarter was good, but the rest of the book has no character development and everything very conveniently falls into place
This was a little too romance novel-y for me to love it (complete with me feeling like they got together way too soon and sex scenes I skip because porn is boring), but I did appreciate seeing a f/f version that's done so well--it's a really well-done example of the romance genre period. Also features a good balance of the characters knowing that they're operating in a homophobic world but also being able to build a happy life together.
