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A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

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zoiejanelle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense slow-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? No

5.0

this book is 👩🏼‍🍳💋 such a beautiful, emotional look into the trans experience in an era where femininity and masculinity were so rigidly defined and performative. really calls into question what it means to be a woman, a man, a person. AND there’s a gorgeous, heart wrenching friends-to-lovers romance that i didn’t expect to feel so deeply.
the final chapters (Mira’s plot) were a
bit jarring and confusing, but i felt like they added a fun, adventurous element to an overall slow story.
i adore Viola, i adore Gracewood (he’s so pathetic and dumb i love it), i adore Mira, and i LOVED the epilogue of their future.
what a fantastic read! i will be recommending to all my romance/regency era fan friends.

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ireadinbed's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.5

This is the first *romance* i have finished and loved this year!

Very well written, the characters were so lovable, it subverted a lot of my expectations and really let my brain conjure a lot of texture in my brain movie.

Maybe one too many big hinge mom3nts but i was hooked!

Will read more from this author.

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erica_reads_things's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

This book was the perfect, cute, period romance. What an absolute joy to read. Alexis wrote in such a way that I couldn't help but highlight passages and often had to put the book down to just breathe and think about the beauty of what I had just read. So well done, so thoughtful, and so beautiful!

I would have given it 5 stars, however

the last fourth of the book with the Mira kidnapping plot was, while cute and entertaining, a bit out of left field and felt like filler for more content and just for something to happen. It was enjoyable, but in the context of the entire book, felt a bit random.

Overall, this was a beautiful, enchanting, inclusive read and I would recommend it to anyone!!!

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jonezzzing's review against another edition

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4.5

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babudarabu's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.5

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aqtbenz's review against another edition

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emotional 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? No

4.0

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rhythmofryn's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I feel like a weirdo for saying this but I wanted more conflict that Viola was trans in a society that had no cultural perception of transgender people. I feel like the other characters basically accepted her almost immediately and even today, that doesn’t happen when someone transitions. The author, Alexis Hall, raises some interesting questions about what does historical fiction even mean and if there’s value in writing stories that are just constant suffering for queer people in the name of historical accuracy. This book definitely is good for thought. I definitely could have also done without the last 25% of the book because that particular conflict felt unnecessary and overly seedy.

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