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The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

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cupofteenspirit's review against another edition

relaxing medium-paced

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

2.5

as a casual fan of the show since season 2 release, books hitting as expected: outdated romance novels that think mans folly is charming and not toxic (gross).

around the moments of Simon giving me the ick for yelling at the help there were some moments not depicted in the Netflix adaptation I did like:

Anthony and Daphne at a ball looking at each other's list of suitors their mother gave them and telling them which ones to avoid and which ones are actually cool
Violet being the best character.
Simon's father didn't let him go to college, so Simon showed up at the college he wanted to go to and pretended to be a student and played the "do you know who my father is" card when the headmaster asked him about his enrollment and fees and went on to graduate on that
wow he even went off to be prom queen (popular and top of his class but you know same thing)

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trcovino's review against another edition

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fast-paced

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

*TW: SA
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I didn’t know what to expect when I started this book. But being panicked and uncomfortable was not it. I’m surprised I’ve never heard of the rather graphic assault scene. I will not be reading any more of Julia Quinn’s books.

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eburc's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

Light and an easy read. Read it after I watched the show and I will say the characters feel really different from the show, which was interesting and will want to see play out.

Minus points for THAT scene, and sometimes felt a little like it was dragging on. Plus the extended epilogue was too much for me.

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nadiajohnsonbooks's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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aimeevictoriap's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.0

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gwenswoons's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I was thoroughly unimpressed by this. I am that person who is actually offended by great books being adapted for screen. This book is not great by any stretch of the imagination, and the TV adaptation is so wildly more layered and nuanced in the storytelling (not to mention…the writing is simply better: less hackneyed, less repetitive, less trite and gender-stereotyped and overall gross).

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