The Season

I didn't enjoy this as much as the first book. Ted and Richard seem to have become a bit unrealistic in their characterisations and are now too sappy for me. It's unclear how much time has passed since they first met but it doesn't seem very long and they're already willing to compromise their entire lives for each other. This is a red flag for me especially because this is Ted's first everything so him following this man to an entirely different country for their HEA is a bad idea.
There is also another drama plot-line not dissimilar to the first book that also ended with the perpetrator just disappearing as the “solution”. That happened in the first book with the lady's made and now with a lord who was engaged to one of the daughters of Ted and Richard's employer. I supposed it was to push Ted into agreeing to go with Richard but it seemed mostly pointless.

My biggest issue with this book is that intimate scene right at the start made me cringe hard. This is Ted's first time with penetration and Richard literally just shoves it in with a bit of petroleum jelly and no no no. This is something you learn early on reading M/M novels and fanfiction but prep is important. Plus Ted's reactions were very unrealistic. He'd be in pain, uncomfortable, and not happy for at least the start especially with lack of prep. M/M authors of any gender need to be more aware of these details and present them in their books to not spread disinformation.