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The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

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lysanneee's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0

The series were better and I didn't like the book.

The marital rape disgusted me, and the both acted like it never happenend. Like oops.. and then they shoved it under a rug. 

Simon's thoughts kind off disgusted me aswel? Like he. believed that Daphne belonged to him and that she should obey to everything he asks. Barf

Also Simon acted like he did her a huge favor by impregnating her. And to be fair Daphne did want children but don't you think he should be thanking her for being gifted fatherhood?


Anyway, I don't think I will finish the series ( Could totally be lying here, because they were addictive, but we shall see )


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analu04's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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raereadswiththefae's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

Okay, I was enjoying this book until the last 20% when
the marital rape happened and let's be honest that's what it was. If the gender roles were reversed and Simon had inseminated Daphne against her previous (and sober) consent, all whilst she was under the influence of alcohol... more people would be upset about it.

Now, the scene on it's own wasn't what soured the book for me, it was subsequent justification and sweeping under the rug of what happened that did. Daphne was not informed, sure, but she knew enough to feel bad about it before she justified it to herself. 

Now, Simon did deliberately keep his wife misinformed but does that mean he deserved to have the choice taken out of his hands? In my opinion, No, it doesnt.


Honestly the more I think about it, the more I realise both of these characters did and said some horrible things. 

I just could not root for these guys.

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lunahbee's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I don’t feel like I disliked this as much of other people. I actually quite enjoyed my time with for most of it. Maybe it’s a case of going in with low expectations from hearing other people’s feelings on it before reading. But I actually think I went in with the right amount of expectations. The book is exactly what it says on the tin. Nothing more, nothing less. And that’s okay!

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khaleesiofthegreatwhitenorth's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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jae_28's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

 This is my second read for this book and it's still hardly three stars. I forgot how witty and sarcastic the characters were in this (especially Daphne) and enjoyed their personalities a lot more in the books. Also despise that the relationship between Daphne and Colin isn’t as great on screen as it is in the book. I feel like they gave Eloise and Benedict what was supposed to be Colin and Daph, but I digress!

 The romance was… 

 I actually have no clue what to say about it, just that they were better as friends for me and something gross happened that threw me off entirely. I just couldn’t root for them anymore. Anyway, I came back to refresh my memory and remembered why this wasn’t on my list of favorites in the series. 

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thekissballad's review against another edition

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I've decided not to numerically rate this nor any Bridgerton books since I'll always be influenced by the show. Instead I'll share what I liked/disliked in comparison.

To start off, I was never a big fan of season one and finally reading the book makes me understand why. The source material just wasn't all that great, in my opinion.

I expected the misogyny since it's a part of historical fiction/history in general, but the levels of it in the book were much higher than the show, and both left me with an icky feeling.

Anthony is the biggest hypocrite ever, but I did like him a little better in this book than in season one.

I liked that Colin played more of an overprotective older brother role in the book since, y'know, he is older than Daphne. He feels younger and more immature in the show.

The scene of Simon giving Lady Bridgerton was heartbreaking.

Hyacinth shooting her shot with Simon was one of the best parts.

My thoughts on the SA:
I hated, both in the book and the show, that Daphne rapes Simon and it's never truly dealt with, there are no consequences of actions. I know that how SA would have been handled then is different than how it would be handled now, but it still feels gross that nothing was handled.

And the brothers hating Simon during the "separation" of sorts because they didn't know what was happening made it worse. Like why does Daphne get all this support for something she did wrong? Again, I know it's because the brothers don't know the details so they can only assume the worst of Simon, much like the rest of the ton, but there was nothing fixing this after things were resolved.

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sara1809's review against another edition

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3.0


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theasi's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25


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whittiebee's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

This was a super fun read & was ready to rate it 3-4 stars and then got to the spot where
Daphne rapes Simon
andddd now it’s a 1. Julie Quinn could have gone about Simon changing his mind in 100 different ways. Why did it have to be THAT? 

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