{"id":25811,"date":"2026-02-08T20:02:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T01:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=25811"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:44:38","slug":"something-fabulous-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/25811","title":{"rendered":"Something Fabulous"},"content":{"rendered":"

Something Fabulous<\/em><\/a> (2022) Alexis Hall<\/a> (Something Fabulous #1)<\/p>\n

\"SomethingI struggled the first time I read this, partially because I was having a difficult time reading anything, and partially because I went into it thinking “historical romance” instead of “fantasy rom com”.<\/p>\n

This time I went in thinking fantasy rom com and I enjoyed it much more, although there was a lot of boinking.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see,\u201d Tarleton pressed him, \u201cwhy I\u2019m concerned?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cAs it happens I do. I\u2019m relieved that one of you at least is blessed with some modicum of sense.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, she could be captured by pirates or highwaymen or . . . or vampires or anything.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cForgive me, I spoke prematurely.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d said Valentine slowly, and with a vague sense of dread that perhaps he was going to be peculiar even by the standards of people who were peculiar. \u201cI have never felt that sort of inclination towards anyone, man or woman.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I sought closeness with fictional characters because I felt incapable of it with anyone else. After all, if someone isn\u2019t real, there are no expectations, no chance of loss. No discovery of something lacking in yourself.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Duke Valentinian Gervase Lorimer Layton of Malvern, Bonaventure Tarleton, Miss Arabella Tarleton, Margaret Peggy Delancey, Sir Horley Comewithers, Miss Fairfax, Miss Evans, Cloudesley Whelpington-Byng, Mr. Peter Howard, Periwinkle, Wilbur Tarleton<\/p>\n

Cover by Philip Pascuzzo<\/p>\n

Publisher: Montlake<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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