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winterreader40's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
Fredericka is working her way through a list of gentlemen she's considering as husband material so that her cousin can't take away her sisters children that she's been carrying for since she died a year ago, though she isn't having much luck.
Wyatt has been shafted by his grandmother's will and now has one week to marry or he loses his inheritance when his solicitor tells him about Fredericka. They have a very abrupt marriage of convenience to save his inheritance and her children but while his problem is solved instantly hers takes up the rest of the story.
I found that this is more about the children than about the couple and the couple was very antagonistic to each other, more her than him, but despite this it was an interesting story I just wanted more from the couple than what I got.
I received this ARC through NetGalley and St. Martin's Press
Fredericka is working her way through a list of gentlemen she's considering as husband material so that her cousin can't take away her sisters children that she's been carrying for since she died a year ago, though she isn't having much luck.
Wyatt has been shafted by his grandmother's will and now has one week to marry or he loses his inheritance when his solicitor tells him about Fredericka. They have a very abrupt marriage of convenience to save his inheritance and her children but while his problem is solved instantly hers takes up the rest of the story.
I found that this is more about the children than about the couple and the couple was very antagonistic to each other, more her than him, but despite this it was an interesting story I just wanted more from the couple than what I got.
I received this ARC through NetGalley and St. Martin's Press
shankl's review against another edition
5.0
The first in the Say I do Series, Yours Truly, The Duke, is a lovely historical romance. It features a fierce female protagonist, a thoughtful Duke and adorable children that come together in the wake of tragedy to a form a family. The family finds themselves in a fight over custody of the children with a cousin who feels she's better than their aunt.
Frederick and Wyatt are a wonderful pair. Their bickering was often because Wyatt couldn't never quite say what he needed to say correctly. Yours Truly, The Duke slow-burn was swoon worthy with their constant lip locks. I consumed this book in a day. I especially enjoyed the few verse of poems to open each chapter.
Thank you St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Paperbacks for the complimentary copy.
Frederick and Wyatt are a wonderful pair. Their bickering was often because Wyatt couldn't never quite say what he needed to say correctly. Yours Truly, The Duke slow-burn was swoon worthy with their constant lip locks. I consumed this book in a day. I especially enjoyed the few verse of poems to open each chapter.
Thank you St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Paperbacks for the complimentary copy.
tiredfangirl's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I appreciated the author’s attempts to create nuanced characters with complicated motives, but it just didn’t hit for me. We missed nuance and ended up with confusion.
Jane, the “villain” was the prime example of this. It was clear that the narrative didn’t want us to hate Jane, because it made an effort to make her seem like she liked the kids, and didn’t provide any more villainous motives for why she would want them. However, it also didn't seem persuasive that she liked them, because the only evidence we had of that was that she kept bringing them food. So up until the epilogue, when she finally gains self awareness and explains, all I could think was: why does Jane want the kids?
However, Fredericka and Wyatt also suffered from some of this. It was clear early on that the dynamic would be: she wants the kids to have discipline; he wants them to have fun; ultimately they need both. However, rather than them both learning to find a middle ground, the narrative seemed firmly on Wyatt’s side, which made Fredericka very unsympathetic. (This also exacerbated the Jane confusion.) To make this even more weird, Wyatt’s only parenting models seem to be his father, who at other points he seems not to like, and his deep childhood trauma from being a boy at Eton, which is not parenting experience. Once again, in the epilogue, they “resolve” this in a positive way, but it does not feel like the book builds in that direction. It also makes their romance feel underdeveloped/fake, as they are not really learning to understand each other.
My final, and shortest gripe:If I’m supposed to believe that Jane is not a traditional villain, how am I supposed to be sympathetic to Wyatt pulling out threats on the Lord Chancellor to get the kids back? I would have been more persuaded if the moment when Jane took the kids had been her decent to unbridled villainy.
Jane, the “villain” was the prime example of this. It was clear that the narrative didn’t want us to hate Jane, because it made an effort to make her seem like she liked the kids, and didn’t provide any more villainous motives for why she would want them. However, it also didn't seem persuasive that she liked them, because the only evidence we had of that was that she kept bringing them food. So up until the epilogue, when she finally gains self awareness and explains, all I could think was: why does Jane want the kids?
However, Fredericka and Wyatt also suffered from some of this. It was clear early on that the dynamic would be: she wants the kids to have discipline; he wants them to have fun; ultimately they need both. However, rather than them both learning to find a middle ground, the narrative seemed firmly on Wyatt’s side, which made Fredericka very unsympathetic. (This also exacerbated the Jane confusion.) To make this even more weird, Wyatt’s only parenting models seem to be his father, who at other points he seems not to like, and his deep childhood trauma from being a boy at Eton, which is not parenting experience. Once again, in the epilogue, they “resolve” this in a positive way, but it does not feel like the book builds in that direction. It also makes their romance feel underdeveloped/fake, as they are not really learning to understand each other.
My final, and shortest gripe:
readwithpitties's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
I enjoyed this one, but it definitely isn’t my favourite historical romance I’ve read but I thought it was done very nicely! We have Wyatt and he is a Duke who is looking to marry to get his inheritance from his grandmother, he is planning on using it to help fund hospitals for the men damaged in the war. The Duke goes into marriage thinking that wife’s can never be pleased, as this is what his father told him. He finds the perfect candidate Fredericka who lives in the country as a guardian to her recently deceased sister children, Fredericka needs to marry because her cousin Jane is going after the guardianship of the children and she knows a husband will help her case. But when a Duke shows up on her door she really can’t believe it, he thinks she will be perfect Because she will continue living in the country with the children and he can go back to his carefree life. But that goes all wrong when Jane still won’t give up the fight for the children and Fredericka and the children are forced to flee to london to the dukes house to prove to the world that they are a happy family. As they live together, they start to feel that this isn’t a marriage of convenience at all. I really loved the Duke in this story Wyatt was amazing, he was so caring and all the scenes with the children had my heart fluttering! He was so good with them! And the way he really wanted them to just be children and enjoy life was so sweet. Fredericka was why I am kinda rating this a little lower, she was so annoying!! She wanted everything to be proper all the time and I understand why she was like that but she fought Wyatt the whole way with anything he wanted to do with her and the children. There was also a poetry plot line where she loved it and he hated it due to a bad experience at bordering school, it just felt like it added little to the story. This is also a pretty clean HR if you’re looking for one! A few passionate kisses and a very quick/mild sex sence! Over all this was cute and I did enjoy it! Just not my favourite ☺️
I enjoyed this one, but it definitely isn’t my favourite historical romance I’ve read but I thought it was done very nicely! We have Wyatt and he is a Duke who is looking to marry to get his inheritance from his grandmother, he is planning on using it to help fund hospitals for the men damaged in the war. The Duke goes into marriage thinking that wife’s can never be pleased, as this is what his father told him. He finds the perfect candidate Fredericka who lives in the country as a guardian to her recently deceased sister children, Fredericka needs to marry because her cousin Jane is going after the guardianship of the children and she knows a husband will help her case. But when a Duke shows up on her door she really can’t believe it, he thinks she will be perfect Because she will continue living in the country with the children and he can go back to his carefree life. But that goes all wrong when Jane still won’t give up the fight for the children and Fredericka and the children are forced to flee to london to the dukes house to prove to the world that they are a happy family. As they live together, they start to feel that this isn’t a marriage of convenience at all. I really loved the Duke in this story Wyatt was amazing, he was so caring and all the scenes with the children had my heart fluttering! He was so good with them! And the way he really wanted them to just be children and enjoy life was so sweet. Fredericka was why I am kinda rating this a little lower, she was so annoying!! She wanted everything to be proper all the time and I understand why she was like that but she fought Wyatt the whole way with anything he wanted to do with her and the children. There was also a poetry plot line where she loved it and he hated it due to a bad experience at bordering school, it just felt like it added little to the story. This is also a pretty clean HR if you’re looking for one! A few passionate kisses and a very quick/mild sex sence! Over all this was cute and I did enjoy it! Just not my favourite ☺️
excel_spreadsheet_book_nerd's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.25
rainelle_barrett's review against another edition
5.0
I thought that the story was awesome. The writer grabbed my attention with the introductions of the characters Wyatt and Fredricka. I was very intrigued by Wyatt and his friends at the beginning of the book. Three men secluded in a den going over a to draft a letter. I thought that it was a little funny. The characters are quite charming. The love story was so sweet and charming. I absolutely loved how their story was told and how they made it their mission to keep the children. Until next time my fellow readers… read on! I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
erinarkin20's review against another edition
3.0
Yours Truly, The Duke is book one in the Say I Do series by Amelia Grey and I enjoyed this one enough to say that I will probably pick up the next one when it is released.
This book introduces us to Fredericka Hale who realizes in order to keep her dead sister's three children under her care, she needs to marry and marry fast as her cousin is pushing the court to give her custody. When the Duke of Wyatthaven proposes an arrangement she never expected, she can't say know. They agree that he will help her keep the children but they'll lead separate lives.
Wyatt has his own reasons for proposing to Fredericka. In order to get his inheritance, he has to marry within a week. When he finds out he will get to maintain his life as is and she is willing to stay in the country, he's satisfied the problem is solved but when something forces Fredericka and the children to show up on his doorstep, Wyatt realizes he needs to change (and wants to).
I thought Grey did a great job of developing the characters, both individually as well as their relationship together. Of course you have the cousin as a protagonist but as the story progresses, I liked how Grey addressed the relationship of the cousins instead of just defaulting to the "they are a villain to be a villain" purpose.
If you're looking for a new historical romance series, I recommend checking this one out. I'll be picking up the next one.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book introduces us to Fredericka Hale who realizes in order to keep her dead sister's three children under her care, she needs to marry and marry fast as her cousin is pushing the court to give her custody. When the Duke of Wyatthaven proposes an arrangement she never expected, she can't say know. They agree that he will help her keep the children but they'll lead separate lives.
Wyatt has his own reasons for proposing to Fredericka. In order to get his inheritance, he has to marry within a week. When he finds out he will get to maintain his life as is and she is willing to stay in the country, he's satisfied the problem is solved but when something forces Fredericka and the children to show up on his doorstep, Wyatt realizes he needs to change (and wants to).
I thought Grey did a great job of developing the characters, both individually as well as their relationship together. Of course you have the cousin as a protagonist but as the story progresses, I liked how Grey addressed the relationship of the cousins instead of just defaulting to the "they are a villain to be a villain" purpose.
If you're looking for a new historical romance series, I recommend checking this one out. I'll be picking up the next one.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the copy in exchange for an honest review.
mrvm's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75