The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting

Charles is a master of the regency MM romance and they've done it again with this one. I absolutely adored all the characters and, while the premise itself isn't that unique in the genre, it was a really fun read that I didn't want to put down but also didn't want to finish. Robin is such a loveable character even while his intentions are less than savory.

This is somewhere between four and five stars for me. I really like the overall structure of the book. Both main characters believe that kindness and love can't be real, and they prove each other wrong. That's a great romance plot! I also love several of the book's relationships: Robin and Hart, Robin and Marianne, and Robin and Alice. We don't see as much of Hart and James together, or Hart and Lady Wintour, but I enjoyed both of those too.

However, Robin and Hart spend most of their time together discussing their relationship and not really having that relationship. The sex scenes were good, but I wanted more domesticity and cuteness between them. I felt those things were happening off-page, for the most part. I also missed seeing Marianne and Alice forming a friendship. We heard about them being friends but didn't see much of them together.

Maybe my opinion will change when I listen to the audiobook. I did do a lot of highlighting, and I absolutely love the way that Robin brings Hart's emotions out, and shows him he's worthy of love. Overall this is a good read and I enjoyed it a lot, but not quite as much as I usually enjoy KJC's books.

My first read with KJ Charles, and definitely not the last. This was an enjoyable, well-written novel with a run-of-the-mill plot. 

Our characters and their interactions were what kept this book together, providing a very pleasant read. The ending between Marianne and Giles was realistic to say the least - though KJ Charles provided a bit of a window of opportunity to Giles for the off-screen future. Things may have fell into place a little bit too nicely in the end, but it was a wholesome ending.