A romcom with plenty of rom and even more com that legitimately made me laugh out loud. This story about Roisin O’Reilly is pacy yet all the characters have depth. I felt for Roisin when she wins a wedding and becomes single, and enjoyed everything she goes through as a result. There was also a twist I somehow didn’t see coming.
Lovely Bath setting and the Irish diaspora main character gave it another layer of depth.
Fun summery read - five stars.

This is an ARC Book Review. Publish date: April 29, 2024, by Joffe Books. I want to thank NetGalley for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Roisin wants nothing more than to have a Regency themed wedding at the Sylverley Estates. There's just one small problem... she doesn't have a groom!

Roisin and her fiancé, Nate, visit Sylverley Estates to learn more about the amenities and wedding packages they offer. While there, Roisin enters a competition to win her dream wedding, all expenses paid. One day, weeks later, she receives a call telling her that she has won the prize and that she and her fiancé must come choose a date for their wedding. When she tells Nate about the competition and the amazing prize they have won, he finally admits to her that he never wanted to get married.

Following her break-up, Roisin needs a place to live and a place to sew her historical fashion costumes and she is offered the chance to stay in a small cottage at the Sylverley Estates in exchange for costumes for the estate keepers. She attends high-tea and gets to know all of the wonderful people who live and work at the Estates, including the trust advisor, Tristan Nash, who also lives in a cottage on the Estates.

Her friends convince her that she can't let Nate take her dream wedding away from her just because he does not want to get married. So, she chooses a wedding date for almost one year away and plans to try and find "the one" to make her dreams come true. She goes on blind dates set up by friends, goes to a speed dating event, accidentally dates her second cousin and an American man who is married. Will Roisin be able to find "the one" and still get to have her dream wedding all expenses paid?

This book made me laugh out loud and swoon. I became invested in Roisin and found myself cringing on her behalf while also rooting for her to find "the one" to marry at the beautiful Sylverley Estates. She was funny, quirky, unapologetically herself and proud of her love of history. The side characters were all wonderful and added to the story in amazing ways. I especially loved her fairy-goddaughter, Esme, a spunky and curious six-year old with cerebral palsy.