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airin_reads's review against another edition
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual harassment
sienasummerrreads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Penny and Gabe are such a good Duo. They're so opposite but work so well at the same time. Tessa knows how to write a funny, Swoony and beautiful story. Gabe has a bit of a past but is doing very well for himself but is trying to deny Penny. While Penny has a long list of animals who lives next door and it’s a nuisance for the property he wants to sell. So Gabe helps Penny with organising safe and loving homes for her animals. But he can’t resist Lady Penny for long.
The parrot storyline had me in hysterics. Best comedy moment in a while.
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🔹Sassy Lady
🔹Defiant Duke
🔹Witty & Humorous
🔹Opposites Attract
🔹Animal Lover
🔹Intimate Spice
Genre/Type: Historical Romance 18+
APK: Audiobook
Audio Length: 7 Hours 7 Minutes
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🌶️.5
Series or Stand Alone: Book 3 in the Girl Meets Duke Series
Tropes or Themes: Neighbours & Opposites Attract
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault and Child abuse
nina_readsbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment
loveisthething's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I loved the first book in this series but if you've read one you've read them all. As this is my third book in this series, I'm finding the characters harder to connect to as they're so similar to the characters from previous books. Also the third act breakup/conflict is completely unnecessary. I understand good stories need conflict and tension but issues for the sake of issues that are resolved within the next ten pages are completely pointless.
These are fun easy reads and I'd still recommend them.
These are fun easy reads and I'd still recommend them.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault
wordsofclover's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
When Penny meets her dashing neighbour Gabriel, known as the 'Duke of Ruin' they don't off to the greatest start thanks to Gabe's objection to her menagerie of rescued animals. When they team up to find new homes for the animals, they grow closer and can't deny the feelings they have for one another.
This was another lovely, enjoyable read in the Girl Meets Duke series. I always like picking these books up as they have me swooning and smiling in equal measure. Penny is just a wonderful character and the this book is the epitome of the grumpy-sunshine trope. I liked all of the interactions the two characters had with one another, and they had a lot of chemistry but also a lot of love and warmth between them as well.
One of my favourite things about this series is the friendship between all the girls. We see Emma, Alex and Nicola in these books (and I would advise reading this series in order so you're not spoiled for the first two), and how they all help each other and Penny but what I loved as well was Ash and Chase adopting Gabe when they realised Penny liked him so much. The interactions between the men really had me chuckling, and the scene in which Marigold the goat gives birth was utter gold.
I'm pretty sure Nicola's story overlapped in this one so I'm really looking forward to reading it when it comes out to see what happens.
This was another lovely, enjoyable read in the Girl Meets Duke series. I always like picking these books up as they have me swooning and smiling in equal measure. Penny is just a wonderful character and the this book is the epitome of the grumpy-sunshine trope. I liked all of the interactions the two characters had with one another, and they had a lot of chemistry but also a lot of love and warmth between them as well.
One of my favourite things about this series is the friendship between all the girls. We see Emma, Alex and Nicola in these books (and I would advise reading this series in order so you're not spoiled for the first two), and how they all help each other and Penny but what I loved as well was Ash and Chase adopting Gabe when they realised Penny liked him so much. The interactions between the men really had me chuckling, and the scene in which Marigold the goat gives birth was utter gold.
I'm pretty sure Nicola's story overlapped in this one so I'm really looking forward to reading it when it comes out to see what happens.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual harassment
abbyawesome26's review against another edition
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual content
bookishly_faith's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
5.0
Definitely my favourite of the series! I loved following Penny who loves animals and needs to overcome her fear of getting back into society. The romance was the perfect blend of sweet and hot. I can't believe I have to wait so long for book 4.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault
eemms's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book started off so strong but the last 25% just tanked it for me.
At least 2/3s of this book are great - Penny is sweet and kindhearted, Gabriel respects her, it's very silly and sweet and there's lots of kittens and animals. Lots of points for Penny being a MC who has masturbated before and Gabriel really respects her choices including her desire to get railed! Great! I'm still not totally sure what year it takes place in or what type of parrot Delilah is (she's got to be a cockatoo right?) but whatever, it's set in Fantasy Regency England and not everyone cares about parrots like I do.
The last quarter is just...totally deflated it all for me. Somehow it stopped feeling like it was about Penny? The emotional climax is definitely when Penny confides in Gabriel. It's a big deal for her, and he respects that. It's great, I liked it. Then I looked at how long was left in the book and knew that the pacing was going to let me down.There's a last minute conflict over nothing which goes nowhere in terms of emotional payout, and then the end of the book is a big confrontation where Gabriel goes all alpha protector on her in a way no one is here for. There was nothing I liked about it. I don't like when LIs go violent to solve problems, I don't like him deciding to "take care of things" for her - these were lampshaded even, with Penny's friends being like "this is kind of unfair to take out of Penny's hands" and the book just went ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about it. And then idk, something about the way Penny confronted her past abuser in the very end just felt...off? It's nice that it happened I guess, Bad Guy got his due, I guess? But emotionally it just wasn't there for me and it all felt totally extraneous.
Maybe just file this under "would've been better as a novella" and take it at that.
cw:past child sexual abuse
At least 2/3s of this book are great - Penny is sweet and kindhearted, Gabriel respects her, it's very silly and sweet and there's lots of kittens and animals. Lots of points for Penny being a MC who has masturbated before and Gabriel really respects her choices including her desire to get railed! Great! I'm still not totally sure what year it takes place in or what type of parrot Delilah is (she's got to be a cockatoo right?) but whatever, it's set in Fantasy Regency England and not everyone cares about parrots like I do.
The last quarter is just...totally deflated it all for me. Somehow it stopped feeling like it was about Penny? The emotional climax is definitely when Penny confides in Gabriel. It's a big deal for her, and he respects that. It's great, I liked it. Then I looked at how long was left in the book and knew that the pacing was going to let me down.
Maybe just file this under "would've been better as a novella" and take it at that.
cw:
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Child abuse
unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Sexism
Moderate: Bullying, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Misogyny
Pedophilia is in the past and described but not super graphic although one of the MCs experiences it.ctsquirrel's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Animals:
-Bixby, a two-legged terrier
-Marigold, a nanny goat "of unimpeachable character, who is definitely not breeding"
-Angus, a 3yo Highland steer
-Delilah, a parrot who isn't from a brothel (what's she saying, "Want a foxglove?")
-Hubert, an otter (not a ferret)
-Freya, a hedgehog (and not the best accessory for a night at Almack's)
-13 kittens
Everyone's back in the one, I loved Chase and Ash's dynamic. The three men trying to help the goat give birth was easily one of the funniest scenes in the series so far. And Chase's wards are morbid flower girls.
-Bixby, a two-legged terrier
-Marigold, a nanny goat "of unimpeachable character, who is definitely not breeding"
-Angus, a 3yo Highland steer
-Delilah, a parrot who isn't from a brothel (what's she saying, "Want a foxglove?")
-Hubert, an otter (not a ferret)
-Freya, a hedgehog (and not the best accessory for a night at Almack's)
-13 kittens
Everyone's back in the one, I loved Chase and Ash's dynamic. The three men trying to help the goat give birth was easily one of the funniest scenes in the series so far. And Chase's wards are morbid flower girls.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Child/Sexual Abuse: Penny was sexually abused by a family friend as a child.