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A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

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jenna_gilb's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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brynalexa's review against another edition

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I love how this is queer Bridgerton. It’s also heartwarming in that not a single person has malicious intent or hate in their hearts; especially since most queer books have an element of hate or dealing with discrimination in their plot. Speaking of plot… there was not any. Nothing happens in this book. I love the representation and the idea but it did not have enough to keep me entertained. Also, it’s one giant miscommunication trope. Everything would be solved if the characters just talked to each other. 
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twistykris's review

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I'm so glad that this historical fiction book exists. I think it did a great job of showcasing queerness, transness, and disability in a thoughtful, emotional way. We love to see a happy trans woman live her happily ever after with a childhood friend-turned-lover! I also loved how Viola being trans wasn't a major source of conflict in the book. Viola is who she is and it was a relief to see her friends and loved ones accept and love her for it and it was so lovely to bask in her joy.

Admittedly, I don't read much historical fiction, so I did struggle with the dialogue and certain terms used (thanks, Kindle, for allowing me to pull up a dictionary so easily haha). There were also a couple pacing issues, as halfway through the book, things seemed to die down significantly, and I started to lose the joy I was feeling. I can appreciate a slow-burn, but a slow-burn plus the intricacies of relations between men and women in the 1800s was just agonizingly drawn out at times. However, I acknowledge that that's probably a Me thing, as I'm not used to historical fiction and “proper” regency era romance books.
Also the wild event that happens at 90% of the way into the book felt sort of thrown in? But the epilogue was so sweet and made me tear up.
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scoobygirl93's review against another edition

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4.5

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caitlinemccann's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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purely_romantic's review

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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kaitlinlovesbooks's review

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emotional funny 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

4.5

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erica_reads_things's review against another edition

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

4.75

This book was the perfect, cute, period romance. What an absolute joy to read. Alexis wrote in such a way that I couldn't help but highlight passages and often had to put the book down to just breathe and think about the beauty of what I had just read. So well done, so thoughtful, and so beautiful! 

I would have given it 5 stars, however
the last fourth of the book with the Mira kidnapping plot was, while cute and entertaining, a bit out of left field and felt like filler for more content and just for something to happen. It was enjoyable, but in the context of the entire book, felt a bit random.


Overall, this was a beautiful, enchanting, inclusive read and I would recommend it to anyone!!! 
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jonezzzing's review

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4.5

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babudarabu's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.5

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