Wake Me Most Wickedly is a delightful and steamy story. Solomon and Hannah are interesting characters and I quickly became invested in their love story. A fun story and a great time!

I put this one down. The premise was off and I just couldn't get into it. I marked it as "read" but with no goodreads star rating.

Felicia Grossman writes a unique retelling of Snow White set in London with Jewish representation. I love fairytale retellings. Pawnshop Owner Hannah saves Sol after being corned by men.

If you like stories where there is instant attraction, you’ll enjoy watching Sol become enamored with Hannah as their story unfolds.

I really enjoy Regency and Victorian set romances. If you enjoy fairytale retellings and historical romance, you may enjoy this one.

I really wanted to like this one, but I just didn't. I never quite understood the issues keeping Hannah and Solomon apart to be honest, which made the plot fall a little flat. I did appreciate the attention to family relationships, and thought the setting of the historical Jewish community was very interesting.

This title didn't work for me. It was probably my mood because it was well-written. It just didn't land completely for me.

I really enjoyed Wake Me Most Wickedly! It's so nice to read a historical romance with Jewish characters. I love the fairy tale inspirations and the gender flipped Snow White. Hannah and Sol are characters you just have to root for!

The first book in the ONCE UPON THE EAST END series, MARRY ME BY MIDNIGHT, is one of my favorite historical romances. I’ve been anxiously awaiting the next book in the series, WAKE ME MOST WICKEDLY, and Felicia Grossman did not disappoint me! The first book was a gender-swapped Cinderella retelling, and this book is a gender-swapped Snow White retelling. And I absolutely adore that it’s historical/Regency with Jewish representation!!

Things I love about this are that you don’t have to read the first book to read the second, but for fun Easter eggs and to get to know some characters, you should! Plus, it’s a good book! You learn a lot about Jewish culture in this time period. With this book, you learn about two social statuses: Hannah is from a lower Jewish society, and Sol is from an upper Jewish society.

I also love that we experience a range of emotions with the characters. There are dark moments, humorous ones, spicy ones, moments that warm your heart, and moments that have you cheering for your favorite character to succeed.

As long as Felicia Grossman keeps writing these couples that give me all the feels, I will keep reading the OONCE UPON THE EAST END series.

Thanks, Forever, for the arc!

Content warnings (per the author): This book contains attempted (nongraphic) sexual assault, nonconsensual sexual contact, depictions of emotional abuse, and discussion and depiction of antisemitic language and behavior.

While the premise drew me in, there were just wasn't enough character development by the time the two main's got together. As a Jewish woman, I'm so glad that there is representation, especially explaining the differences within the Jewish community. I hope the Felicia Grossman continues to give us that. Hannah and Solomon just weren't my favorite this time around and couldn't find myself super concerned with how they ended up together.

This is a great addition to Felicia Grossman's historical fairy tale twist series. Seeing historical stories with Jewish representation being offered on the shelves is great, and having a fairy tale twist to each story offers something familiar to readers who may not be as well-versed in Jewish traditions or history.

I tried so many times with this book but it wasn't clicking for me and that makes me sad. I can't quite put my finger on what the issue was.

Thank you Forever and NetGalley for the eARC of Wake Me Most Wickedly! All opinions in this review are my own.

When I first started reading this romance, I was a little worried about how religious it is. I don't typically like to read about religion in my romance, but it does connect to some of the situations that the characters find themselves in.

I did love Hannah and Sol! Both his endless pursuit of her and her denying her feelings for him at just about every turn. I am typically not a huge fan of the age gap trope but it really worked for these two characters!

Thank you to Forever and Netgalley for this advanced copy!

I have been loving this series from Grossman. It has been so wonderful to read a historical romance that centers Jews, where we aren't victims, just people living and loving.

Sol and Hannah are such a lovely couple. I feel like Sol was basically stuck inside for most of this book, which is unfortunate, but it set up so many encounters for them, climbing into windows, coming to save the other. I loved how Hannah's sister eventually put her foot down and showed her sister that she could live with her not for her. And Sol has always seemed like such a great guy, even in the other book.

I can't wait to read more books in this series!

If you are looking for a historical romance with a Jewish perspective this might be the perfect choice for you. I don’t know much about what the Jewish population in Victorian England looked like at the time, so I don’t know how to distinguish historical fact from fiction or how many liberties the author took (if any.) I personally am not the biggest fan of fairy tale retellings, but I know a lot of people are, so this is a twist on gender reversal Snow White. This was book 2 in the series and can be read as a stand alone.

Ended up DNF'ing at 30%. I'm sure a lot of people will enjoy it, but I couldn't get into it.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC

Sol and Hannah are just *chef’s kiss*. I love Felicia Grossman’s unique perspective on Victorian England and it’s Jewish Community. The book is short and very well-paced and the ending is perfect with both characters unburdening themselves.

I really enjoyed the first book in Felicia Grossman's Once Upon the East End series, so was happy to see that the second book was out. It's a retelling of the Snow White story, but happily not the type that smacks you in the face with all the parallels. There's a lot of gender reversal from the fairy tale to this story, and there are other familiar romance tropes going on - grumpy/sunshine, slightly older woman, class differences. This is all told with a distinctly Jewish influence (both of the main characters are Jewish) and a look into Jewish society and their place in London during the late Georgian period (1832).
Hannah has resigned herself to running her late parents' pawn shop and trying to provide enough of a dowry for her younger sister to marry well. Sol was essentially raised by his brother and feels an obligation to do whatever he can to make sure his brother's plans for a marriage to the titled Gentile widow he loves succeed. When Hannah saves Sol's life in the seedy Whitechapel area, there's an instant attraction, but she's determined that it can go nowhere and discourages his advances. But this is a historical romance so we know how it will turn out - the question is always whether the reader will enjoy the journey. And I did enjoy this one - and learned a few things along the way. I'm interested to see where Felicia Grossman takes her readers next with this series.
Thanks to Netgalley and Forever/Grand Central Publishing for providing a digital copy for an unbiased review.

This was an interesting story about a pariah in the Jewish community and London who struggles to do well for her sister while falling in love with a Jewish man whose Gentile brother is trying to get rid of him. It's a Snow White-esque tale.

Thanks to Felicia Grossman, Forever, and NetGalley for this ARC! I’m a little late to reading but better than never. All opinions are my own!

Wake Me Most Wickedly was a fun gender bent Snow White reimagining, set in the Jewish community of London in the 1830s. Like the first in this series, it blended Judaism and Jewish culture into the romance which made it different from a lot of other historical romances. Hannah was also a non-traditional FMC for a historical romance, which I love to see. I’m excited to read the two other books in this series to come in 2025 and 2026!

*Possible spoilers below*

POV: dual third person

You can expect: opposites attract, forbidden relationship, age gap (she’s older), “just once”, grumpy (her)/sunshine (him), he falls first.

Rep: Jewish MCs

Spice: 2/5

CW: antisemitism

Snow White was never my favorite fairy tale growing up. But I loved Wake me most wickedly which is regency retelling that’s inspired by Snow white with a Jewish hero and heroine. I’m loving these Jewish romances set in time periods other than the Holocaust. And one’s that focus on Jewish joy instead of sorrow.

I absolutely loved the first book in the series but I unfortunately didn't love this one quite as much. I think the main characters were so interesting and their personal stories were so intriguing and fully fleshed out. However, I wish their romance was better and more interesting then it was. I will be reading more from this author in the future however as I love their romances.