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A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

75 reviews

thelostartofsecretkeeping's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Addiction, Drug use, War, Vomit, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Ableism

mermaidmomma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I am a fan of historical romance as is and I adored this twist on it!! I really enjoyed the tension that grew better Viola and Justin. I love the fact that the 3rd act conflict had nothing to do with Viola being trans and that also wasn’t the central focus of the novel. Viola was just Viola to those who knew her past and that is exactly how it should be. 

Also, I must say I loved Mira and I cannot wait for her story. I really hope we get more of her and Stevie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Deadnaming, Death, Ableism, and Addiction

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Kidnapping and Dysphoria

hunkydory's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Moderate: Deadnaming, Grief, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

analenegrace's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

I've read most of Alexis Hall's books, and I do think this might be my favorite. From a cis-gendered perspective, I found that Hall took on the topic of being trans in this historical period and did it fairly well while making all of his characters accepting of Viola's identity because, at the end of the day, it's fiction and its romance, which needs a happy-ever-after. Hall did a good job of taking modern ideas, of transness, PTSD, bisexuality, etc, and fitting them into a historical context in a natural way that did not feel like prescribing modern terminology to the characters and the period. I enjoyed Justin and Viola's relationship greatly, and I liked that it had some aspect of adventure to it, and I look forward to reading the sequel, which I imagine will be about Mira. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, War, Transphobia, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, and Dysphoria

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Transphobia, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Drug use

Moderate: Kidnapping, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, War, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Sexism, Misogyny, Ableism, and Violence

gooseturnover's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I loved it the whole way through. :')

Would've been 5 stars but for the pacing in the last third of the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, War, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence

waverleymoran's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Kidnapping and Drug use

hannahwriightt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Deadnaming, Ableism, Addiction, Misogyny, War, Violence, and Sexism

Minor: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful relaxing sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

An absolute delight of a historical romance novel. Alexis Hall always knows just the right notes to hit in these kinds of stories. With hidden identities, yearning, humour, and wonderfully dramatic love confessions, this is one of the most refreshing romances I've read in a long time. I loved Viola as a character and really enjoyed seeing how her and Gracewood's relationship progressed throughout the novel. The pacing slowed a lot in the middle, which stalled the overall progression of the story, but one the whole I thoroughly enjoyed this and would definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Transphobia, Misogyny, Dysphoria, Sexual content, and Deadnaming

Minor: War, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Abandonment

cassiebee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, War, Drug abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Medical trauma

Minor: Kidnapping