Heather Wood's Reviews > The Muse of Maiden Lane

I loved getting to know Stella, the final Horsewoman, and her developing relationship with Teddy, a wheelchair-bound male lead. The author depicted the two main characters' feelings about their abnormalities realistically and I so appreciated their journey toward understanding and helping one another. Both of them were in situations that there is no permanent escape from and the best they can do is manage it as well as they can. Having autonomy and the freedom of choice over their own lives seems impossible but also impossible to live without.

You'll get more out of this book if you've read the others first, because many of Mimi's previous characters make an appearance here, and it means more when you already know them.
While I appreciated this book for the nonreligious clean romance that it is, the fade to black scene (married couples only in MM books!) was borderline for me, and I resonated more with other characters in this series. What I mean is that I was more inspired by Anne's decision to nobly serve another through personal sacrifice than by Teddy and Stella's casting off of restraints for their own sakes only. Their pursuit of autonomy was more self absorbed, which is common in our culture and probably appreciated by most of the readers of this book. The characters were represented well though, and I don't expect all of them to share my worldview.
I'm so grateful to the publisher and Netgalley for providing the ebook so I could read and write an honest review. The slow burn romance was perfect, and I enjoyed this read.