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A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

42 reviews

mandaraffe's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Bullying, and Child abuse

Minor: Medical trauma, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Transphobia, Gun violence, Medical content, and War

ashlikes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Violence, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, War, Body shaming, Bullying, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Death, Infertility, Transphobia, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

ccouey's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Ableism, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, War, Death of parent, Gun violence, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Deadnaming

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Gun violence, Sexual content, War, Drug abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Blood, Abandonment, Bullying, Homophobia, Vomit, and Kidnapping

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Classism, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Ableism, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Deadnaming

emmehooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.75

This book is a slow burn that abruptly turns into a massive wildfire (in the best ways). The first half of the book felt so slow and drawn out that I nearly gave up but the second half flew by so fast with so much excitement. Viola’s transness was not the entire focus and the affirmations of love, sexuality, and disability for people of all genders and bodies were wonderfully interwoven.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Drug use, Addiction, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Transphobia, Kidnapping, Violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, and Death of parent

rebecca713's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Mixed feelings about this one, mostly positive though! I thought the writing was clunky and repetitive but I still couldn't put it down. The characters were excellent, I don't want to say *especially* the side characters but I would love to see some spinoffs. If historical romance is a genre you like and you want to read about a trans protagonist, definitely give this book a try!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Kidnapping, and War

Minor: Death of parent and Deadnaming

alexcooper88's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, War, and Addiction

Moderate: Deadnaming

Minor: Kidnapping and Death of parent

ninjamuse'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Classism, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, War, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Death of parent

jessie_h's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

Y'all! My heart! This book was everything I could have ever wanted in a historical romance! In fact, I would say it's probably the best regency romance I've ever read. It was incredibly tender and unapologetically queer and so full of hope and joy. The banter and humor was absolutely delightful and had me cackling in places! And y'all! The yearning and the pining was so well-written that you can't stop reading once you start. You have to know what happens next and if they will be able to get their happily ever after. This story made me feel all of the emotions.

I'm becoming more and more convinced that Alexis Hall can write anything they want and will make it totally fabulous. This book was no different. The amount of heart and vulnerability in this story is both astounding and beautiful. I was a bit worried that this would be really angsty given the premise. But while Viola is worried about being judged for choosing to live as her most authentic self, it wasn't the whole plot of the book and I can't tell you how much I appreciated that. There are still some heavy topics discussed in this book and some angst but it was so perfectly balanced out with sweetness and joy. It was heartwarming that everyone who Viola came out to not only accepted her but supported her so fully in her quest to live the life she was meant to.

Viola and Gracewood are war veterans and we see how that has affected them. Gracewood was shot in the leg and has to use a cane for the rest of his life. He also suffers quite severely from PTSD. I am grateful that the author didn't gloss over or minimize those affects like I have seen in several of the Regency romances over the years. Viola does not have PTSD in the same way that Gracewood does but how her actions and choices in the war haunt her is never seen as being less than his trauma.

The romance between Viola and Gracewood was everything! This book is a master class in how to write a romance novel. I saw it described in someone's review that described this romance as a second chance at first love which is a wonderfully apt description. The romance is full of instant attraction but manages to still be a slow burn and very intimate and tender. Watching Viola and Gracewood discover that there is so much more to the other that they didn't know was *chef's kiss*. They aren't perfect but they are perfect for one another. I adored watching them fall in love so much!

It was mentioned in the author's note that this could be the beginning of a new series and I really really hope it is! I loved so many of the secondary characters! And I cannot tell you how much I need a Mira book and a Lady Lilimere book in my life! I can't recommend A Lady for a Duke enough! If you want to read a truly unique and well-written queer historical romance, this is the book for you. 

*ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley and this review was originally posted on the Goldilox and the Three Weres blog.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Grief, and War

Moderate: Kidnapping, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent