This book has my heart! What a perfect proper romance. Set in the 1820's in England, I was immediately absorbed in the time period and fell in love with our main character in all her spunkiness and sweetness. Miss Newbury's List was charming, lovely, and a pure comfort read. I couldn't recommend this swoon-worthy romance more!

Many thanks to Shadow Mountain Publishing and Netgalley for the gifted e-copy!

"Perfection means having an expected outcome. Perfect lines, perfect colors, perfect brushstrokes. But perfection is unachievable. Indeed, it is the attempt, the strokes we did not mean to make, that leave us with an unexpected beauty."
I don't know why I didn't read this book sooner, it was soooo much more than I ever could have expected. From the first page on I was transported to their world, it felt so real, as if the characters were right there, you could feel all their emotions, thoughts and pain.
I've always said that enemies to lovers is my favorite, but friends to lovers just might be my new favorite. 🩷 Charlie and Rosalind's friendship was the sweetest thing I've read, it was so perfect and made me laugh and want to cry so many times.
I was nervous how it was all going to end, because it was just so perfect all throughout the book, but I don't know why I was concerned - that ending was absolutely beautiful. 🩷

*I received an e-ARC copy, all opinions are my own

I love the premise of this story. It is like a bucket list of things to do before marriage. An absolutely charming story about Rosalind trying to frantically finish her list before her arranged marriage to a duke she has only met twice. A sweet and easy read set in Regency England. 3 1/2 stars.

Stayed up way too late to finish this book in one sitting! Loved everything about it. I thought the premise was unique and I loved how the author wrote the budding relationship between Charlie and Rosalind! It was so sweet and is definitely a book I will read again and again!

The proper romance series always have my heart and Miss Newbury's List does too. It is such a fun and adventurous romance. It is clever and sweet and I love Rosalind's spunk. She is engaged to be married to a Duke but has a pre-married bucket list and sets up to check off that list. She is joined by her best friend and her cousin Charles. It is a clean and heartfelt romance. Well done Megan Walker!

In preparation for her upcoming marriage to a duke she has only met a few times, Rosalind Newbury has made a list of ten things to do before her wedding.

A delightful, light-hearted, clean romance, with a cast of fun characters and a sweet romance. Rosalind is a dutiful daughter, she wants to do what is set out for her by marrying into a title, but she also wants to experience more in life, so she enlists her best friend, Eliza, and Eliza's cousin Charles to help her accomplish her list. I liked how Charlie brings brings out the best in Ros, and helps her find ways to check off things on her list as their friendship grows.

Overall, a quick sweet read, with great characters, and good development. A clean regency romance, with a sweet enjoyable plot.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This was such a delightful book to read. It is set in 1820 in England. This book is about Rosalind Newbury who is about to get married to the Duke of Marlow. As a child she created a list of 10 things to do before her wedding day but has done none of them. So she determined to do all of them. I thoroughly enjoyed this regency romance. It was sweet and cozy, such a comforting read!

Miss Newbury’s List is a great story of “one last adventure” before she settles down and married the “reasonable choice” her parents selected. It wasn’t until her lifelong friend begins helping her “bucket list” of adventures, that she realizes it’s HIM she loves and not her betrothed. How can she go on knowing her heart belongs to another?

It's well written. I love the parallels within it, from the idea of perfection vs being happy with imperfection, the differences between Charlie and Benjamin at first when it came to family loyalty/duty, etc.

Charlie I personally found a bit hard to love compared to other male protagonists in similar novels though I couldn't quite put my finger on why. He was a gentleman, caring, and I liked that he developed throughout the novel from a "delinquent", for lack of a better word, to someone that realized doing the right thing for his family is also doing the right thing for himself, especially since they love and care for him so much.

The list was an original idea I haven't seen done before in the genre so that was nice. I like to see creativity and I like at least some plot when reading historical romances.

The cover is also rather beautiful.

Am I the last person to read this book? Most likely. But hey! I finally read it! And let me tell you, friends - it is such a good one.

I loved how unique the premise of this book was - a heroine in a Regency romance with a bucket list to complete before she is forced into a marriage of convenience (to a duke, no less)? Yes please. Add in an utterly charming hero, delightful side characters, shenanigans for days as they attempt to fulfill every item on said bucket list, a swoony romance, and some great character arcs, and you've got yourself a winner.

This book truly was delightful and if you haven't read it yet, you've gotta get to it pronto. I have spoken.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the copy; all thoughts are my own 🙂

Regency bucket list! Ros knows she's about to lose her freedom when she marries, and hopes to experience certain things before the wedding. While her accomplishment of some of these brings humor to the story, it is her feelings of being caught between her own heart and the expectations of her family and society that made the story so compelling to me. Charlie is drawn in to the endeavor and encourages her independence, helping her see that she is more than what her marriage will do for her family. Their romance felt forbidden since she is promised to the duke, so I'm glad they spent the majority of the story as friends with attraction and deepening feelings. The character growth and relationship dynamics Ros has with her family and friends made this book a pleasure to read, and one I plan to read again!

Disclosure statement: A complimentary copy of this book was provided from a tour group, publisher, publicist, or author, including NetGalley, OR was borrowed from the library, including OverDrive, OR borrowed from Kindle Unlimited, OR purchased. A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are unbiased and my own.

This was such a sweet and uplifting Regency novel. I actually ended up listening to the audiobook version of the story and really enjoyed the narration.

The author did a great job of showing the way that Rosalind was dedicated to marrying the Duke for the good of her family. She was quite nervous about her impending nuptials, yet was certain that she was doing the right thing. I enjoyed watching as her eyes began to open to the reality that she was potentially giving up happiness and the possibility of love for a title.

The interactions and growing chemistry between Charlie and Ros was done very well. These two really related to each other. It was sweet to read about the way they both “saw” each other. Ros was able to recognize what had broken Charlie and she helped him recover and begin to move on to accepting his responsibilities. Charlie realized that Ros was unhappy when no one else seemed to. They had quite a few obstacles to overcome in this novel before they could find their happily ever after.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Miss Newbury's List by Megan Walker is a delightful regency romance. It is well crafted and fun story of finding love. I recommend this book.

A historical fiction with a new-friends-to-lovers slow burn romance. You had me at "historical fiction" honestly, but the slow burn made things even better... I thought at first that the way Rose goes about her list was a bit too girlish for her stature but realized, of course she'd be that excited, with how sheltered she's supposed to be!

The slow burn romance in this book was incredible and I loved how strong the chemistry was although it was the perfect pacing. I loved the main couple's interactions and how adorable they were together, This is my first book of this authors but it will not be my last!

Miss Newbury’s List is absolutely delightful! From the setting to the characters, at every turn I found myself wanting and needing to read more. I loved Rosalind and her list. She was bound and determined to fulfill it before she fulfilled her duty to her family of securing a title. And Charlie! *sigh* What can I say about Charlie? From his crooked nose to his straightforward and honest manner, everything about him was enchanting. I could not seem to get enough of Ros, Charlie, and Liza’s adventures. I think I will never look at a cheesecake the same way again! The slow burn romance was electric and you could feel the chemistry sizzling off the pages! A proper romance that will have you hooked from page one, Miss Newbury’s List is a must read for regency fans!
I received a copy of this book for free; all thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was my first book by Megan Walker and I really enjoyed it!!! If you love the era of dukes and duchesses you will love this book!!! Read and enjoy!!!

One of my struggles with historical romance is that the writing is often difficult to read with the dialogue being out of era. Megan Walker eliminates this struggle and writes in a very approachable way. Miss Newbury's List has my favorite proper romance cover of the year. The author writes beautifully descriptive prose that is not over the top.

A quick and easy, lovely read. Very Jane Austen-esque.

I enjoyed going on Miss Newbury’s journey to complete her list before marrying the Duke.

I typically don’t like reading on flights but this one held my attention well.

Thank you Net Galley & to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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🏰 I find it very rare that someone is able to capture the true essence and romance that was England in the 1800s. Jane Austen did it and Megan Walker did it. I had the same overwhelmingly warm feeling that these books bring on. I would gladly jump back in time to this era.

🥊Women forced to marry for security and titles instead of love is such a reality of the time and l like nothing more than a true love defying the odds. Rosalind and Charlie were the perfect protrayal of this!

🐎 This book was a true romance and different from the other books of this era that I have read. I definitely will be going out and getting a physical copy to keep on my shelves for years to come.