Described as “Bridgertons wild little sister” and perfect for Bridgerton fans , I was excited to request and read an advanced copy of Infamous by Lex Croucher. Prior to reading Infamous I decided to read Lex Croucher’s first regency romance, Reputation. This was mainly because with the similarities in design of the cover, I wanted to ensure there weren’t any crossover characters with stories that wouldn’t make sense without the first novel. However readers can be assured that the two novels are completely standalone and you can read which ever takes your fancy first, although I do recommend reading both.
Both Reputation and Infamous are light hearted, fun and easy to read. I found both novels are an interesting modern twist on regency romance and certainly not for the faint hearted with content including drug use, alcoholism and sexual assault. Whilst this was engaging and clearly important features for the progression of the storyline, I was uncertain how this would fit with the regency time period, would unmarried Eddie and Rose really have been allowed to spend months without chaperones away from society dabbling in drugs and alcohol?
That being said the writing is descriptive, witty and the story is a joy to read. I certainly preferred Reputation however would recommend both novels to LGBTQ and regency romance fans.
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