Reviews

A Duke in Shining Armor by Loretta Chase

annerollins's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

her_eyes_flashed's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

kaoticfabel's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

katethecurst's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted

3.5

jacq_benoit's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

amlibera's review against another edition

3.0

Loretta Chase pulls off a remarkable feat in the first half of this romance novel - she creates a runaway bride followed by the hero's best friend and manages to keep the action going at a steady pace while maintaining a high level of plausibility. Occasionally I found myself asking "why is she running and running so hard" but like a really good farce, the action was logical without necessarily being rational. I have a low tolerance for bad farce so the fact that I genuinely enjoyed the first half is meaningful.

The second half is more traditional romance novel - enjoyable but not playing at the high level of the first half.

adelie_wants_books_and_snacks's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted to like this so bad but it just didn’t do it for me. I just didn’t really connect with characters. Found the pace a bit slow and not as funny as other Loretta Chase books. It was just a bit bland. I heard fans like the second book way more than this one but I’m not sure if il give it a go. Man this is so annoying I feel bad saying this but I haven’t found any Loretta Chase books that I love as much as the Carsington series.

karenmsecrest's review

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

3.25

Runaway bride gets caught by the Duke’s best friend who is, conveniently, also a Duke. Road trip ensues. The scenarios are fun, but the language is a little repetitive. 

A decent story, not outstanding. 

leontyna's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

Nothing wrong with the book, I just lost interest - I initially dnfed with this comment.
But I couldn't sleep and let it play anyway and it turns out it was fun:)

abderiandumpling's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5