The Proper Proposal by Sophy Hester

Lately, I have been on a string of historical romance-esque series (both novels and television) - The Other Boelyn Girl, Downton Abbey, Reign, The Crown... The list truly goes on. For whatever reason, this type of media has been calling out to me and how could I say no? There are so many fantastic versions of historical fiction/nonfiction literature and television/movies out there!!

So, when I received The Proper Proposal and it popped on my desk, it was very hard to not immediately grab onto the book (despite being super busy and knowingly should not be reading but instead doing work... but like any bookworm, I became a dog when they see a squirrel).

This book was rather easy to read, and that's not an insult. It's a book that's easily to follow along and becomes instantly addicting. I had a very hard time putting it down because I really wanted to finish it all in one sitting - it was that great!!

This book is beautiful in the sense that it's style is written like the era it is from. I loved seeing big words and references to other works outside of the novel - it's such a nice change! So many books bore me with texting lingo and simple language. I applaud Sophy for expanding the types of words used in this novel. There's nothing more irritating than a historical novel using current language throughout the entire book. It was so refreshing and so beautiful, that it deserves a great review just for that content alone.

There isn't much I'd change about this novel. If anything, I'd just beg Sophy to continue writing more books (whether it be in this genre or others, I think she's fantastic and needs more books out in the open!). The novel is not to short and not to long - just long enough that it's rewarding, but short enough to finish in one sitting. The characters are lovable, even if their romance seems "rushed" (in their time it wouldn't be, but readers today may find that a tad bit interesting). I also enjoyed that there were a few storylines to follow, but our main characters of Louise and John were the main focus. This book doesn't veer to off to throw the reader off course.

Overall, this book deserves five out of five stars. I was hooked, I didn't want to put it down and I found it adorable. I love a good historical romance that doesn't bore me to tears! This book did quite the opposite!! More readers and bookstores need to pick up on this author - Sophy Hester deserves so much more recognition. This book was fantastic!!!

Five out of five stars!

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. ( )