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The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

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bluedreamer's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.0

Well, the beginning of the story was light and romantic. A quick read without any complicated twist and low-commitment.

But then the rape scene just ruined it. Especially since Simon was also traumatized afterwards while Daphne was unapologized.

You can feel that this book was written in the early 2000s with the way the characters were described and romanticized. While I do enjoy a cliché story, this one had too much stupid and unnecessary drama with little character development.

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gwenswoons's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I was thoroughly unimpressed by this. I am that person who is actually offended by great books being adapted for screen. This book is not great by any stretch of the imagination, and the TV adaptation is so wildly more layered and nuanced in the storytelling (not to mention…the writing is simply better: less hackneyed, less repetitive, less trite and gender-stereotyped and overall gross).

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trashtime69's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Returned 9 days early on Libby, 01/08/24

I really enjoyed this, per Abby's recommendation. It was hard to put down! I had already watched a bit of Season 1 of the Bridgerton show, so this helped put all of it into perspective. Not my favorite entry in the series, by any means, but a strong and richly imagined start to a beloved series.

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grishaperson42's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted 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

3.75

This book was terrible it had no murder no coups no war and worst of all no magic. It was badly written and had a boring plot. And yet, I was invested and gripped and enjoyed every last second of it.
Just be warned one thing that took away from this book was a marital rape scene which was never taken seriously and if u forget or just skip it you will be fine.

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