Forever Her Duke by Scarlett Scott

3.42 AVERAGE

hrhofinternet's review against another edition

3.0
Novellas are not my thing I think

19mooremar's review against another edition

4.0
emotional funny medium-paced

katedav's review against another edition

4.0
emotional hopeful lighthearted 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: Yes

chelseas96's review against another edition

3.25
emotional lighthearted 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: Yes

kelc_v's review against another edition

3.0
emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

jehansen127's review against another edition

3.0
emotional 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: Yes
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cmuscoe's review against another edition

3.0
emotional hopeful 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

bookish_bry's review against another edition

2.0
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The plot looked interesting, but we really didn't linger on the emotions at least not in a way that felt complex and genuine. Also there was a lot of sex and it wasn't particularly interesting sex in my opinion. There was nothing particularly horrible about it, but I feel it happened too fast and didn't engage me.
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iamleighbot's review against another edition

1.0
I saw that my Hoopla loan was about to end and, even though I don't remember borrowing this, I figured it was the perfect length audiobook to get through while half-focusing on work on a slow Friday afternoon

I regret listening to this story

Vivi is a ridiculous character, she has absolutely no motivation but being in love with or being in hate with her husband. We see her planning a party but it's literally a side-quest and takes none of her time or effort once Court returns. She has no opinions on it or interest in it besides a random throwaway line to remind the reader that she Does Stuff Sometimes

Court is a loser,
he made some promise to Vivi's brother that made him leave her for a year with no contact at all, letting Vivi think she's abandoned and unwanted, and then he just? shows up? one day?
. I would rip him apart with my bare hands

The sex scenes were not spicy, they were detailed with awkward dialogue and I gagged at one point listening to them speak

BESIDES ALL OF THAT, the way the story is told is done well - yes, the characters leave something to be desired but the pace and setting fit the vibe. The narration is excellent, a narrator can't control their source material. The author is probably improving with each attempt but, while a short book is never going to have AMAZING character development, it should have some insight to a character's motivations. And if you're going to start a book with a woman hating her husband, let's see her stop hating him in a natural way and not just in a bathtub

ren_life's review against another edition

2.0
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: No
It was a quick read, it needed more character development and really more plot. Short, quick read that I wont remember in a week.