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El duque y yo by Julia Quinn

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mproper1's review against another edition

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

2.5


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viselik's review against another edition

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funny relaxing 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

1.0

 I read this book because of the Historical Romance Society's Discord Server's mascot, the oh-so-lovely Governess, who is absolutely obsessed with this book and will not stop recommending it. I was also just curious about the book, but the Governess was my main reason.

I found it a rather sweet story with a more tolerable third-act breakup which is a thing I hate about romance books. It makes sense, and is fucking deserved because of what Daphne did. I didn't realise this as the sex scene I had skimmed over, but someone had told me what I had missed. I do not feel like Daphne deserves what she got in the end, and I fully believe she deserves to be alone.

The characters were a good change of pace except one, Daphne, and I found Simon a rather interesting male romance character! He does suffer at first glance from the usual 'stoic, emotionless man' trope, but he quickly sheds that, and by the end of the book, he is a character I want to read more about. I love that he has a stutter and goes mute in certain moments, as I haven't seen that often in HR books from what I've noticed.

I found Daphne was also quite alright UNTIL the sex scenes. Please DO NOT read this book if you are sensitive to the subject of sexual a*sult as Daphne r*pes Simon. I finished the book not realising that, but fuck Daphne. She deserves to be with Nigel from the beginning. She ignored when Simon made it very clear he didn't want this, and she forced it upon him FOR HER WANTS. I do not CARE that it is how she can get pregnant considering that Simon is infertile, HE SAID NO AND WANTED HER OFF OF HIM. 

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juliaaaaaa's review against another edition

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3.5

“No,” he groaned, pulling her closer. “I want to be in your heart. I want—” His entire body shuddered when their skin touched. “I want to be in your soul.”

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firstkhao's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The book is an easy reading, however
I just can't get over how Daphne rapes Simon and that is portrayed as some form of empowerment. It was not necessary for the plot in anyway, the problems could be resolved in another way and, more importantly, by the way it was though about by the characters later it almost felt as if the author knew how it would be received, knew it was wrong and then decided to keep it in the book anyway.
I will probably read the rest of the books because I'm chronically curious, but I do hope this sort of thing is not common in all of them. 

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lunxchloe's review against another edition

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

1.75

Mind boggling how this became a TV show because the characters are annoying, the conflicts are avoidable and the writing made me cringe multiple times. I didn't find it entertaining either. The only reason why I'm not rating it 1* is that I love what the TV show made with the source material and I frankly have read novels even worse than this. Maybe it's also just not my genre.

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wrappingpaper's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

3.5

Julia Quinn is very good at writing funny and realistic family dynamics. 
I watched the Netflix show before reading this - Netflix changed the plot and personalities quite a bit but I preferred the ones in the book. 
It took me a little while to get stuck into this but this read had me laughing quite a lot lol. It’s not a perfect book by any means and the characters are also flawed but it’s definitely a decent read and that has made me want to read the second book. 

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asourceoffiction's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted 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

3.0

I can't say I've often found myself reading Pride and Prejudice and thinking, "you know, this could really use a good injection of filth". And that seems to be the crux of what Bridgerton is. All the regency goings on, with some smut thrown in. And to be honest, while I can see why it's become so popular, I don't think it's my cup of tea.

That said, it was easy and fun to read. And despite the above sentiment I did thoroughly enjoy Violet's complete embarrassment while trying to (badly) explain the wedding night to Daphne.

I also enjoyed the characters (the Bridgerton family are great fun), and their back stories were really well done. I was invested in the central relationship, but I really struggled with how Daphne and Simon behaved at various points. I'm not sure if I'll be clamouring to pick up any more in the series; I think I'll happily just stop with this one.

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niamhlovesbooks28's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful tense slow-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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adiloretto's review against another edition

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challenging emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0


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hyunepaint's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

1.5

odie completamente cómofue tratado el conflicto, sé que es un libro viejo basado en una época complicada pero no soporto que ella lo haya violado y que él haya sido tan violento con ella cuando daphne no quiso verlo. sinceramente esa situación arruino el libro para mi.
ignorando todo eso, entiendo a ambas partes pero creo que deberían haberlo tratado mejor.

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