My Review:
"A Love Once Lost" by Jennie Goutet is the first
book in “The Bridwells’ Grand Tour” series. This is such a sweet historical romance
with "Persuasion" vibes. This delightful second-chance romance
features older and more mature main characters, wonderful writing, and unique
historical details. I love that the heroine and her family are going on their
own Grand Tour, and their first stop (and the location of this book) is the
resort town of Spa, Belgium. It was neat to learn more about the resort town of
Spa and the Georgian era. I love that the author writes about a unique period
and location that you do not often see in historical fiction (18th century
European life). There were also some nods to Austen’s “Sense and
Sensibility.” It was fascinating to read
about the history of Spa, especially the rituals surrounding bathing and drinking
of mineral waters. The love story was so precious and filled with yearning. The
characters are good and noble. This is such a wonderful and clean historical
romance. I am so excited to read the next book in this series that I highly
recommend!
Content: I give this a low PG rating and would consider this
a clean read. Some examples of the content: mention of gambling; mention of
infidelity.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book
which I received from the author. All views expressed are only my honest
opinion.
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