It’s a beautiful story and I’m having the hardest time finding the words to express how and why I love it. Because of Oz, the romance, how entertaining it is, and because it feels unlike anything I’ve ever read. I realise that this job just got a lot more difficult because at the top of my plan of action I really want to write: Make Silas smile and stop being so tired and worried. Take this line from the book, from Oz’s perspective, for example: They treat the other person like they deserve to be treated. This is simply a story about two people truly caring about one another. Something Silas happily encourages, by the way.Īnd that’s a large part of what this book is about. Especially when he’s ripping people to shreds with his sharp tongue. Also, every word that comes out of Oz’s mouth is pure gold. He sees that Silas is a good person and wants to help him in any way he can. He’s bold, confident, snarky, and he values goodness. There are also some great side characters, really good humour, and Oz. They do so many unselfishly kind things for one another. And that’s my favourite thing about this book. But they like each other too much, as people, for a friendship not to develop. The estate also needs all the help it can get.

Silas is not the stuffy, old man Oz expected to find, and the two of them have indisputable chemistry from their first interaction, even as Oz mistakes Silas for a shepherd and shoves him in a closet.ī ut Oz doesn’t want to date his boss (again), and Silas has a history of choosing horrible partners. Fortunately for him, the interviewer finds him entertaining, and he gets the job. Oz is bored, jobless, and he told his mum that he had an interview so she wouldn’t worry. Oz interviews to be his estate’s manager. If you’ve read Risk Taker, then you might know Silas as Henry’s brother and the Earl of Ashworth. This book is funny and heartwarming and just beautiful. And Oz is one of the best characters I’ve ever read about.

It’s definitely my favourite by Lily Morton. I love this book it’s one of my favourites. And that’s wrong because it deserves to have all the compliment directed its way. I read this book a year and a half ago, and I’ve revisited parts of it several times. But it’s a good thing because it finally made me write this review. So now I’m over halfway through two books rather than being finished with one. Partly because I couldn’t pick one to focus on. Okay, so I didn’t manage to finish the book I was planning to review on time.

Oz by Lily Morton