by Jenny Holiday
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Earls Trip by Jenny Holiday is a charming Regency romance with heart.
Every year, Archie and his two best friends take a trip together, which they call their Earls Trip (even though only two of them are currently Earls). This year, however, Archie gets an urgent request from the father of his childhood best friend, Clementine, as she has run off to save her sister Olive, who had also run off with Clem’s ex-fiancé.
I started this ebook during my camping weekend with friends and inhaled 81% of it in my hammock before finishing it the day I came home. It was so charming I kept finding myself smiling, and I felt like kicking my little feeties.
The Earl friend group is lovely! There’s a nod on-page to “found family” and it really truly is. Archie himself is a wonderful cinnamon roll. I felt very seen in Clementine, who prefers to be outside in nature.
There are some heavier topics explored, namely Archie’s mother who is suffering from dementia. This is shown on-page, so if that is a trigger for you please be aware.
I am so hype for the next book in this series, which is called Manic Pixie Dream Earl and follows another in the friend trio: Effie, a poet whose work is published in women’s magazines under a pseudonym.
Tropes in this book include: slow burn, childhood friends to lovers
CW: parent with dementia, firearms (hunting)
I received a copy of this book to review. Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the complimentary eARC. All opinions contained herein are my own.
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