Wild Lavender (Heart & Hand Series Book 1) by Nicole E. Kelleher – Review by Rebeca Elliott Figueiras

Wild Lavender by Nicole E. Kelleher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book in the Heart and Hand series and what a start, I could not put this book down! Even at almost 450 pages, it was too short I needed more, especially being part of one of my favourite genres – historical fantasy romance.
I enjoyed the way in which the book was written; I found it easy to follow and flowed well. The descriptive world creation allowed me to feel immersed in the book, stepping into the pages alongside the characters easily.
I absolutely loved Anna, she’s so strong in the face of her arranged marriage and the secrets and ‘unpleasantries’ (to put it nicely) surrounding her husband. She’s capable, gifted and ahead of her time in many ways, becoming more determined at every instance of cruelty from Roger. I felt so bad for her, she had such hope only for it to be dashed away, but I was so happy to see how she rose above and was rooting for her possible second chance with Larkin.
I loved this book, but I will state that it is not for everyone. Trigger warning – Do not read this if you are not able to read about sexual sadism and just straight up violent cruelty.
I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in the series!

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