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One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare

14 reviews

nofys's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal death

kyriannaj's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Classism, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

livruther's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.25

this was quite sweet & fun!! i just didnt love all the stuff w her brother, and i wished claudia’s storyline had been more fleshed out. i did love amelia though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Pedophilia

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

Not quite as tightly put together as Tessa’s later books but fun nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pregnancy, Grief, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

gemin1reader's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted

4.5

God I just love a Tessa Dare romance. I have no idea how she does it but I’m always invested in the main characters within minutes. 

The hero, Spencer, is a completely emotionally stunted yet unbearably handsome idiot and while many things he do would be incredibly problematic in real life - this is not real life. Therefore, he’s dreamy 👌🏻 lots of extra drama to the plot in this one too which I enjoyed. Going to read the next in the series immediately!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Blood

kateemma's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

lucyd's review against another edition

3.5

I just enjoy all of Tessa Dare’s stories. This novel introduces us to Amelia, a wallflower who is nearing spinsterhood and Spencer, a Duke who loves horses and is indescribably bad at expressing his feelings.
There’s also an amusing array of side characters (who I’m hoping have their own books!).
This one does deal with some subjects which may be triggering. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Murder, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Animal death

pagesfromhome's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

I really enjoyed Amelia as a lead; she is intelligent, kind (to a fault), loyal, and seems funny as hell. I really appreciate that Dare had created a characters and romance of opposites that felt new despite it following some of the traditional romance tropes. The characters are all really fleshed out despite being dropped into the middle of action without much exposition which I think is really the mark of a very skilled writer.

I did find myself a touch bothered by some of the B plot stories (hence the 4 stars instead of 5), but mentioning those in too much detail would be spoilers!

All in all, this was another excellent romance from Tessa Dare and I’m looking forward to continuing the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Adult/minor relationship

sydneyj's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal death, Death, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

sunlit_music's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This romance is so charming and sweet! Spencer is likable and realistic as a love interest, and Amelia is a great protagonist - witty, funny, vulnerable and caring. They have tons of chemistry together - physical and emotional. She's such a lovely character, I can see why so many people care about her.

Side characters like Lily (Amelia's friend) and Claudia are adorable too! Plus it's great that Spencer is a horse lover - which turns the trope of horses only being for women on its head. 

Prose is beautiful and tender, and pacing is medium - neither too fast or too slow, which suits the story perfectly. 

Dialogue is delightful - fresh, vibrant, clever and full of wit. It's timeless and I love it!

Side characters - all the side characters are interesting! Bellamy isn't a one note villain - he actually loves Lily and is protective of her, despite being unintentionally pushy by pressuring her to marry to avoid poverty. He makes baseless accusations against Spencer, and eventually learns he's wrong about him and feels remorse for doing this. Turns out he's the love interest for Lily in book 3. 

St Maur is also fascinating - a quiet, honest guy with a kind and ruthless side. He's amazing! The second book in the trilogy is about him too!

I felt bad for the morally grey characters like Amelia's brother Jack too. He feels remorse for the harm he's caused, and

in the end, he agrees to travel and find work, and avoid gambling</spoilers>. 

ending- The ending is satisfying, uplifting and made me happy. It isn't corny or cheesy, and left me feeling content and relieved that Amelia and Spencer receive the ending they deserve. 

Diversity/representation: Lily is deaf and Spencer has panic attacks. Their disabilities are treated with sensitivity and respect. 

Overall verdict of this book: Warmly recommended. :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Classism, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism