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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
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:
No
Really fun for a romance, good characters and realistic obstacles, unlike some romances.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 stars
Honestly I would have really loved this if it had successfully managed to pull off being a feminist romance, but it felt like the suffregette movement was used as a plot device and nothing more. It confidently mattered at a few select points in the story, but was all but forgotten for the majority.
In the beginning, when Annabelle was basically trapped at the Duke's mansion for literal weeks, right after being given the objective to win them over for their cause, she never once brings it up in conversation to him. Annabelle being a feminist is only used to mean that she's not afraid to "speak her mind", but repeatedly forgets to do exactly that for her cause. Also, the Duke is constantly stomping around in a huff about how he can't handle Annabelle's beauty and how he wants to keep her. I've read several romances and rarely have I felt like the male pov was more objectifying to the female than the Duke was in this book. The intense male possessiveness and protectiveness were I think meant to be sexy, but in this context came across as just bad.
And perhaps my biggest complaint is that Annabelle has terrible female friendships. I know it's a romance and that's not the main focus, but it's also a *feminist* romance. And she barely acknowledges her female friends, much less gets to know them.
All that said, I did *like* this book. I would have liked it more had it just tried to be a romance, and dropped the feminist stuff it really seemed to fail at.
Also, Oxford is almost an afterthought in this book. Annoyed.
Honestly I would have really loved this if it had successfully managed to pull off being a feminist romance, but it felt like the suffregette movement was used as a plot device and nothing more. It confidently mattered at a few select points in the story, but was all but forgotten for the majority.
In the beginning, when Annabelle was basically trapped at the Duke's mansion for literal weeks, right after being given the objective to win them over for their cause, she never once brings it up in conversation to him. Annabelle being a feminist is only used to mean that she's not afraid to "speak her mind", but repeatedly forgets to do exactly that for her cause. Also, the Duke is constantly stomping around in a huff about how he can't handle Annabelle's beauty and how he wants to keep her. I've read several romances and rarely have I felt like the male pov was more objectifying to the female than the Duke was in this book. The intense male possessiveness and protectiveness were I think meant to be sexy, but in this context came across as just bad.
And perhaps my biggest complaint is that Annabelle has terrible female friendships. I know it's a romance and that's not the main focus, but it's also a *feminist* romance. And she barely acknowledges her female friends, much less gets to know them.
All that said, I did *like* this book. I would have liked it more had it just tried to be a romance, and dropped the feminist stuff it really seemed to fail at.
Also, Oxford is almost an afterthought in this book. Annoyed.