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haileybones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Ableism, and Sexual content
Minor: Violence
meganpbennett's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If you, like me, decided to read The Duke and I because of the Bridgerton Netflix show, the book is very different. It covers the same time span, give or take, but it is very different.
Daphne Bridgerton is the fourth child and first daughter of the eight children of the Bridgerton family, who names their children alphabetically. She's looking for a love match during the Ton of Regency England, and she's on her third season. Prospects are not looking good.
Simon Basset, the new Duke of Hastings, has vowed never to marry, and certainly never to sire children.
They bump into each other, and decide that, since Daphne has no marriage prospects and Simon wants all of the Mamas of the Ton to leave him alone, they will fake court until she has a proposal she might accept. Even Mrs. Whistledown, the writer of a gossip sheet widely read by the Ton, buys it. But, like all fake dating, it gets a little real.
If you've seen the Netflix show, you know about the duel, the wedding, and the scene that makes people really really mad. If you haven't, Simon is caught kissing Daphne and Anthony challenges him to a duel when he won't marry Daphne to ensure her reputation won't be ruined. Daphne saves his life by convincing him to marry her, and they have a rather short engagement. The rest, dear readers, is up to you.
There is a sex scene in the book that
Updated Review: 2022-04-11:
This book holds up during a re-read.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexism
carolibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Ableism, and Child abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy and Death of parent
jewishpadme's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Ableism and Rape
mugoika's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment and Ableism
summerslittlelibrary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Infertility
Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Sexism, Body shaming, Cursing, Misogyny, and Fatphobia
lunep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Abandonment, Cursing, Rape, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Infertility, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Pregnancy, Blood, Sexism, Misogyny, and Fatphobia
Minor: Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Grief
alyssamakesart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Colonisation and Sexism
mindsorceress's review against another edition
- 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? No
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
lisa_m's review
2.0
Well it's definitely problematic. Maybe even more problematic than the series.
I did enjoy parts of the story but the relationship is surely toxic and the representation as well.
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Infertility, Ableism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Rape, and Toxic relationship