This wasn't a bad book and was fairly enjoyable to read but it wasn't as good as similar books that are new or coming out that I have read. It seemed almost childish in places and not brilliantly constructed. I did like the ideas behind the main characters but felt it just needed better pace and editing, it jumped forward in time in the weirdest places and I feel it would be better with better formatting

This is a first time read for me by Ms. Holloway and I can tell you it won't be my last.
I have to admit I was first drawn to this book by the beautiful cover. It didn't stop there, the story was captivating and captured my interest from the start, and I enjoyed reading till the very end. If you are a fan of clean, sweet Regency romances, then you definitely don't want to miss this one. Henrietta and Charles were such wonderful and charming characters and I found myself rooting for Charles as he realized his feelings for her and began pursuing her.
The author does a nice job of really pulling you into the story with her vivid descriptions and attention to detail. She really brought the Regency world to life and you feel as if you are experiencing it all for yourself. The characters were well-developed and interesting and I enjoyed seeing their development throughout the story. A creatively written story that held my interest the whole way through. I hope to read more from this author soon!
I received a complimentary copy from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

This was a well written and enjoyable story. I think a lot of fans of historical fiction and TV shows like Bridgerton will enjoy reading this one.

I like the way it's written, it's described well and the characters are easy to picture and like.

Would read more by this author so we'll done on this novel.

This was a clean regency romance with a sweet love story. While this was not one of my favorites I did enjoy the storyline.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this ebook; this is my freely given opinion.

This is a pleasant, clean Regency Romance, along classical lines. I find Sophia Holloway has a very beautifully descriptive manner of writing and there was some beautifully written scenes and dialogue. This was a lovely, charming novel to read.

Henrietta Gaydon is a young woman who lost her mother at a young age, and grew up very close to her father. She leaves her county to go to London for the Season and becomes a very popular young debutante, being a beautiful heiress, but also not quite of the same mold as other debs, having been raised by her father, and being more comfortable in the company of men, and discussing things of more masculine interest. She hides it well, but she sorely misses her country home, her father, and her very good friend, Charles, a local viscount, and also her father's godson. They grew up together, and she was as a younger sister to him, and developed a lovely friendship with each other.

Charles has known Henrietta since she was a baby, and she went from being like an annoying little sister to a good friend, whom he called Henry. But a couple of years prior, he realized that what he felt for her was much stronger than friendship, or the feelings of a brother for a sister, but hid those feelings. When she leaves for the season, he is doleful and realizes just how much he misses her. Henrietta's father encourages him to pursue her in London, to declare his feelings, with the father's blessings.

However, both Charles and Henrietta make quite a mull of things, with frequent misunderstandings, and miscommunications, and misjudgements of each others actions and intentions. At times I despaired that they would actually reach their HEA. But it was a sweet, very charming story with some mild angst, and quite beautifully written.

3.5 stars out of 5.

Henrietta is headed to London for her first and only season, after a quiet, peaceful life in the country with just her father and his godson for company. She feels the pressure of finding a husband since she won’t be able to have another season and doesn’t want to disappoint her aunt and father. True love triumphs for a few couples in this story!

I really enjoyed the writing and how all of the romances intertwine. This is a clean romance so no more than a couple of chaste kisses at the end. I would have preferred not to be in everyone’s heads, but I did like that it showed how everyone struggles to make the right decisions. A choice between what is selfish and what is for the love of another. It was very realistic. Henrietta was frustrating sometimes but realistically so, and the same could be said for Charles. He was quite mopey but had to fight his easily-defeated personality in order to win the one he loved. The only thing that didn’t seem realistic was, when in the men’s heads, they admitted to never thinking of having relations with the one they loved. A human’s natural inclination when loving another with such passion, is to consummate the love. At times when the bodies are close, such as when dancing, it would only be natural to want to take that dance into the other room away from prying eyes. It doesn’t have to be nasty talk, so the book can remain in the chaste category. But part of chastity is fighting those thoughts, not being a perfect angel from the get go.

Thank you NetGalley and Allison & Busby for the ARC!

From the publisher: Henrietta Gaydon is making her debut in London society for the Season, but her popularity and apparent ease disguises the fact that she is out of her depth and that she dreads the objective of finding a husband. She longs for home, her father and Lord Henfield, who she has always treated as an older brother. Charles Henfield stopped thinking of Henrietta like a sister when she was sixteen. And he is determined to try his luck with her in London. Mistakes and misunderstandings, the complication of a feud between mamas, and Henrietta’s no longer fraternal feelings for Henfield, all conspire to make this a Season to remember.

Main character Henrietta is young and sheltered, but she is sensible and a good conversationalist who has benefitted from her close relationship with her father. Her father’s godson Charles has long treated her as a sister, but although his feelings for her are now romantic, he does not want to deprive her of the chance to widen her circle of acquaintances through a Season in London. So off she goes to stay with her aunt and cousin, and Charles initially stays behind in the country.

Henrietta is both pretty and less silly than many of the other young women coming out, and she proves to be popular with the young men seeking brides. Henrietta’s behavior and that of her suitors is believable. Eventually Charles, with her father’s approval, makes his way to London and Henrietta. There are no Big Misunderstandings and no jealous cousin undermining Henrietta. Her aunt is determined to see both Henrietta and her own daughter well matched. I found it restful to sit back and watch the events play out without worrying about any engineered (and unbelievable) plot twists. I knew from page 1 that the happily ever afters would arrive in their time.

The Season is a sweet, old-fashioned romance and comedy of manners. It’s slow moving and true to the time period of the Regency during England. There’s no sex or bad language. Some readers might say nothing happens. If you’ve read Jane Austen’s novels and feel like nothing happens, you probably won’t enjoy The Season. But if you do enjoy books by Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, you probably will enjoy The Season.

I read an advance reader copy from Netgalley. The Season is scheduled to be published in June, and it will be in the Galesburg Public Library’s collection.

There's nothing strictly wrong with this sweet Regency story, but something about it just didn't click for me. As historical romances go, it's far more on the Heyer end of the scale than the Bridgerton end, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but the rather detached narrative and very mild-mannered characters didn't really hook me in enough, which is a shame when the book is fairly long for romance. The hero and heroine spend barely any time with each other, nor do they have much emotional or romantic development beyond occasionally thinking 'I don't really think about him/her like a sibling any more', which is not the most compelling character trait in the world. In fact, neither of them really *do* anything. There's a really large cast, so large in fact that in tying up all the loose ends for everyone else at the end of the book, our MCs get a little bit lost and their eventual resolution is rather anti-climactic compared to the drama of the two secondary couples. The writing is readable, but not very vivid - there are a lot of plain action sentences ('he went here', 'she thought this') and light, meaningless Society conversations which are written out in full.
I'm not averse to a sweeter, less modern Regency, but I do like them to have a bit more of a zing to them - both Heyer and Austen have very acerbic wit at times, whereas this was a little bit bland in both character and plot. Unfortunately, it's not one that will stick with me. Two and a half cats.

I enjoyed the sweet Jane Austen nature of the story but it wasn't as sparking as the first book in the series. I will definitely recommend it though to romance readers and look for her future books!

3 stars
Thanks to NETGALLEY and Allison & Busby for an egalley in exchange for an honest review
This was a pleasant Regency Romance filled with mischief as a young woman experiences her first London season looking for love. But love might have been right next door all her life. I couldn't help but draw comparison to Jane Austen's Emma as Henrietta( Henry) and Charles have the same type of relationship as Emma and Knightley. So, I guess I already knew from chapter 1 how the plot would unfold but it was a still a lovely read. I give it a 3 star because I liked it but I picked it up and set it aside for other reads more than a few times.

Goodreads review published 19/05/22
Expected Publication Date 23/06/22
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DNF. It was ok in the beginning but I lost interest. The writing was not in a way that kept you interested.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.

This book was ok. I really appreciate how Charles realized how he felt about Henry from the beginning, and so he set out to pursue her - we need more men like that! Henry's character annoyed me from time to time. There were also a lot of characters to try to keep straight. Perhaps it was because I read another regency novel not long before this one, but I had trouble keeping up with some of the language in this one - it is not a modernized regency, it is written in traditional regency language! Yes, that is an amazing feat for sure - I think it was just a bit of a struggle for me at the time. I'd recommend if you enjoy regency novels, especially traditional regency novels.

A classic Regency romance. Characters are very well written, and I raced through this book. Gripping from the start

I read this & like the first 1 I couldn't put it down till it was done. It had me wanting to know more about the characters & to know what happened next. Several parts had me crying also. I love books that pull the reader in as this 1 did.I recommend this book 100%.

This is a sweet historical novel.
Henrietta has always thought of Charles as a brother until recently. Charles has likewise thought as Henrietta the same way.
The Season that changes everything …
Henrietta Gaydon is making her debut in London society for the Season, but her popularity and apparent ease disguises the fact that she is out of her depth and that she dreads the objective of finding a husband. She longs for home, her father and Lord Henfield, who she has always treated as an older brother.
Charles Henfield stopped thinking of Henrietta like a sister when she was sixteen. And he is determined to try his luck with her in London. Mistakes and misunderstandings, the complication of a feud between mamas, and Henrietta’s no longer fraternal feelings for Henfield, all conspire to make this a Season to remember.
Sophia Holloway has written a sweet book.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley. This in no way affects my opinion of this book which I read and reviewed voluntarily.

This one was jut not for me. Had to put it down halfway though. It's not a bad book but I got bored so easily with the story. Unfortunately it was nothing special.

Another book perfect for Bridgerton fans! The Season by Sophia Holloway takes place in London. Henrietta is about to make her debut in London Society. Lord Henfield was someone she’s always thought of as an older sibling but he’s stopped thinking of her as a younger sibling the day she turned sixteen. There is an age gap which I know might be a turn off for some but keep in mind that this is supposed to be set in the Regency era.

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

There was nothing particularly wrong with this novel; it was just really dull. Henrietta goes to London for the season, gets on really well with her cousin and her aunt, who is bringing her out, meets lots of nice men to dance with and consider marrying, and so on and so on. It only really came alive for me when her aunt and her aunt's arch-enemy traded insults. I rather wished Henrietta had married Mr Newbold rather than the hero - never a good sign

A humorous look at the marriage market and how Henrietta can try and navigate it with her friendly cousin and difficult aunt. Some funny escapades and banter as well as some confusion over who wants to be with whom, something rather Shakespearean with misunderstandings galore. Charles spends the season trying to open Henrietta’s eyes to him however everything rather seems to be against them.

DNFing at 30%

I tried. I really did. But I just couldn't get into it. We got so many different perspectives and yet I feel like we don't actually get to know anyone. Henrietta could be literally anyone, I don't feel like we truly got to know her

Also, nothing is really happening. Like. At all.

I would honestly still recommend it to anyone looking for a sweet Regency romance, it'd be worth them giving it a shot, but it was definitely just not the book for me, unfortunately :/

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an e-copy, all thoughts and opinions are my own