
RATING: 4/5
SYNOPSIS:ย Elizabeth Miles is a grifter and very good at her job, but when a con goes south she takes refuge with a group of suffragists and is forced to decide between sticking to the job or letting people see the real her.
I’m not sure what I was expecting from this book, but what I got definitely wasn’t it and I don’t think that’s a bad thing. While I wanted there to be some sort of mystery element, I did enjoy the suspense of Elizabeth’s secrets piling up. I absolutely adored how street smart she was and I loved her thought process as she made the decisions that she makes in order to put herself in a good position. I only had two complaints, I thought that the villain was too much of a melodramatic, mustache-twirling villain and I thought that the romance between her and Gideon was too much love at first sight (which is not typically a romance angle that I respond well to). While I did enjoy how dangerous Oscar Thornton was as an adversary, there were quite a few times where I felt like he was almost too over the top villainous. Part of me felt that some of his more villainous deeds could have had more shock value if his true nature was kept under wraps for just a bit longer. There were a couple of times where I was thinking “Of course he would do that too, he’s the bad guy” and while I don’t want redeemable villains, I also don’t want my villain to do every bad thing that you could possibly think of. He definitely deserved to get conned, but I wanted the reveal of just how badly he deserved it to have more oomph. Elizabeth is definitely the kind of lady that you could fall head over heels in love with, I also wanted more build up between her and Gideon. I liked that she wasn’t allowing herself to fall for him because she was trying to keep up her con and I wanted that thread to continue for however long this series will be, but I do understand that once her lies all caught up to her some things had to give. I just personally am not a big fan of instant romances and to me that’s what this felt like. This book has such a great cast of characters though and I’m so excited to watch them all develop. Anna was the most unexpected stand out to me. I love, love, loved how she goes from meek and unassuming to gaining so much confidence! I also enjoy her and Elizabeth’s friendship and I’m excited to see how that continues to grow. Mrs. Bates, Gideon’s mother, is another stand out character for me. I love how she took both Elizabeth and Anna under her wing and she was just an all-around great female role-model and I’m excited for more of her as well. I also liked the Old Man and there’s still so much mystery surrounding him that I can’t wait to dive into. Although I did guess the twist when it comes to his character, it was still a fun reveal. This book has the winning combination of a great premise, setting, characters, and writing. I can’t wait to continue with the series.
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