Blog Tour: The Siren of Sussex (Belles of London, 1) by Mimi Matthews
My Review: This book is one giant swoon and proof that closed door romances are just as sexy as ones that are not. The Siren of Sussex is indeed Mimi Matthews’ most romantic book to date. I was only 4 chapters in and knew that Ahmad and Evelyn’s chemistry was going to be insane and it was. Good lord. When I say this book is one giant swoon, I mean it. The pages fairly crackle with sexual tension. It’s a slow burn of the best kind! I love every page from the unbelievably intimate dress fittings with Ahmad and Evie to the girlish gossip over potential suitors to the early morning gallops with Hephaestus in Rotten Row. Ms. Matthews doesn’t skim over the hardships that people of color and women were faced with either. It’s raw at times, but at its core rings of hope and resilience. This is the best kind of story. Since The Siren of Sussex is the first in a new series, I hope that these characters make a return. I’m VERY intrigued by a certain novel reading captain. Very intrigued indeed. N...