Lex Croucher has once again delivered a wonderfully enjoyable period piece story! I really loved this one and loved Eddie and Rose as a pair. This story honors the diverse, queer communities that have always existed and is an ode to those whose stories have quietly existed in history, waiting to be found. I love Croucher's take on pulling the curtain to a far more debaucherous, complicated place than Regency England is often portrayed as in media. Her characters are messy and tough and good-hearted and I loved to root for them through this story, even as they made frustrating choices through the novel. Eddie had me occasionally wanting to yell at her through the pages, but I loved her character evolution and I absolutely loved the way the novel wrapped up. Highly recommend this one.

After seeing this was a queer historical romance, I had high expectations and they were unfortunately not met. I didn’t like Eddie’s personality and I didn’t care about the plot. I wasn’t fond Eddie’s infatuation with Nash and everything that happened was very predictable. I was under the impression that this was a romance, but the romantic elements were only a small feature. This didn’t hold my attention so I had to DNF sadly.

Infamous took me on quite a ride. I initially started off loving it. I thought platonic kissing lessons between two female best friends was gonna give way to a fantastic queer friends to lovers story but that all quickly went downhill. I think going into this story you need to understand what a significant role Nash Nicholson, a writer who Eddie, the MC, has idolized for years will play in the story. I understand having unlikeable, antagonistic characters in a book as much as anyone, but the extent and page time that this dreadful character gets in this book is simply unnecessary. He is one of the most unlikeable vilest characters I have read all year. He has no respect for anyone, including our MC who he gets very drunk before initiating physical intimacy with and refuses to take her “no.” to his physical advances seriously. It was all very heavy handed and uncomfortable to read.

This ultimately soured any positive feelings I had towards our MC Eddie, because she constantly makes excuses for Nash despite him repeatedly showing her what a terrible human he could be. Eddie abandons her long time friendship with Rose in order to be the punching bag and footstool to this horrible man all because he is her childhood idol. What I thought was going to be a sapphic friends to lovers stories quickly turned into something ugly and by the end of the novel, I thought Rose deserved better.

Eddie is torn between her best friend and new love interest. She has very complicated feelings for both of them. I love the first book by this writer and this book is just as good. I love that Eddie has her own literary ambitions. She is a terrific character. I love how funny and witty the book is. A terrific book!

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

I was really excited to jump into the story after reading Reputation.
And I must say Infamous by Lex Croucher was charming, delightful and such a unique story.
Which I wouldn't expect anything less from Ms. Lex!
The writing was amazing and the characters Eddie, Nash and even Rose were funny, sweet and just amazing characters.
A clever, compelling story. The witty dialogue captured my attention. And kept me hooked.
Such a fun, light-hearted tale that has some laugh-out-loud moments which kept me flipping till early morning hours.
This Regency-era romantic comedy from Lex Croucher will be one story you tell absolutely everyone about!

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Loved the LGBTQ representation. Definitely felt like a nice combo of booksmart and bridgerton!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

This book was so much fun! Infamous is billed as Bridgerton meets Booksmart, and it certainly delivers on both sides. The characters are nuanced and complex, developing in a believable way.
It's just such a great sapphic romance with two amazing characters in Rose and Eddie. Overall entertaining, well structured and romantic.

A special thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press & Wednesday Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I liked this book!! I felt like Eddie was a very relatable character, and I really enjoyed watching her grow, and the diversity in characters in this book. The romance in this was good, and I felt like the plot was just as important as the relationships. I definitely saw/felt the bridgerton-vibes, so if you liked those books but wanted more self-discovery by the main character then this might be for you!