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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
Elegantly written, Forever and the Duke, once again shows Grace Burrowes’s beautiful writing style and well written likable characters. Unfortunately, it also follows the series general theme of sometimes too slow and too gentle romances.
I was looking forward to this book from the moment Mrs Eleanora Hatfield – almost uncannily brilliant Duke of Walden’s bank’s bookkeeper – made her appearance in [b:My One and Only Duke|39035673|My One and Only Duke (Rogues to Riches, #1)|Grace Burrowes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541196523l/39035673._SY75_.jpg|60598436]. Her straightforward, no-nonsense attitude mixed with a clear affection she shared with her employer and friend, Quinn Wentworth, made me interested in her character almost immediately. I was hoping she’ll not only get her own book, but that the romance would rival how amazing the first book in the series was.
Unfortunately, Forever and the Duke did not draw me in as much as My One and Only Duke did, but it was still more passionate and engaging than the second book in the series.
It’s another gentle and slow burn romance, with characteristic for the series mature undertones.
The romance and attraction between the main couple shimmers on the pages, but never makes them burn with it. Eleanora and Wrexham’s romance is not a whirling passionate tryst fueled by youthful carefreeness, but more gentle and subdue intimate relationship. They were clearly attracted to each other, but before they started a physical relationship they had become friends; they respected each other. ‘Friends to Lovers’ is one of my favorite tropes, so that’s probably why despite a very slow at times plot I liked this book more than the previous one.
The thing that I liked the most about Forever and a Duke, tho, was how intimate the relationship between the main couple was. And I’m not talking only about sex – which was rather sparsely described – but about how with smallest and the most mundane of gestures Grace Burrowes was able to convey how much one character cared about the other. Of course I liked how charming Rex was, but I loved even more how sweetly caring he was towards Eleanora. How his warmer personality made her open up to him; how he made her overcome her fears. Similarly, the way she challenged Wrex, while still being supportive and respecting of his sometimes overly duty driven behavior.
Like in the first book, those character balanced each other beautifully.
And those wonderful characters (all of them: from protagonists to all the supporting figures) are what carries Forever and a Duke, as the main plot is not that thrilling, and the secondary arc about Eleanora’s past seemed to be overly dramatic.
The third book in Rogues to Riches series is, in my opinion, still not as good as the first one, but more entertaining than When a Duchess Says I Do.
4/5 stars
PS.: Please, let Lord Stephen have his happy ever after, he was lovely in this book!
I was looking forward to this book from the moment Mrs Eleanora Hatfield – almost uncannily brilliant Duke of Walden’s bank’s bookkeeper – made her appearance in [b:My One and Only Duke|39035673|My One and Only Duke (Rogues to Riches, #1)|Grace Burrowes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541196523l/39035673._SY75_.jpg|60598436]. Her straightforward, no-nonsense attitude mixed with a clear affection she shared with her employer and friend, Quinn Wentworth, made me interested in her character almost immediately. I was hoping she’ll not only get her own book, but that the romance would rival how amazing the first book in the series was.
Unfortunately, Forever and the Duke did not draw me in as much as My One and Only Duke did, but it was still more passionate and engaging than the second book in the series.
It’s another gentle and slow burn romance, with characteristic for the series mature undertones.
The romance and attraction between the main couple shimmers on the pages, but never makes them burn with it. Eleanora and Wrexham’s romance is not a whirling passionate tryst fueled by youthful carefreeness, but more gentle and subdue intimate relationship. They were clearly attracted to each other, but before they started a physical relationship they had become friends; they respected each other. ‘Friends to Lovers’ is one of my favorite tropes, so that’s probably why despite a very slow at times plot I liked this book more than the previous one.
The thing that I liked the most about Forever and a Duke, tho, was how intimate the relationship between the main couple was. And I’m not talking only about sex – which was rather sparsely described – but about how with smallest and the most mundane of gestures Grace Burrowes was able to convey how much one character cared about the other. Of course I liked how charming Rex was, but I loved even more how sweetly caring he was towards Eleanora. How his warmer personality made her open up to him; how he made her overcome her fears. Similarly, the way she challenged Wrex, while still being supportive and respecting of his sometimes overly duty driven behavior.
Like in the first book, those character balanced each other beautifully.
And those wonderful characters (all of them: from protagonists to all the supporting figures) are what carries Forever and a Duke, as the main plot is not that thrilling, and the secondary arc about Eleanora’s past seemed to be overly dramatic.
The third book in Rogues to Riches series is, in my opinion, still not as good as the first one, but more entertaining than When a Duchess Says I Do.
4/5 stars
PS.: Please, let Lord Stephen have his happy ever after, he was lovely in this book!
Short but sweet. I enjoyed the smart, independent heroine.
Oh, what an utter shame. I loved the first two books in this series, but with this one I was just bored. I liked that characters, but after about halfway I started skimming through the chapters because I was just not interested. I will still try out the last one in the series, I think, just because I enjoyed the first two so much.
I loved Eleanora, with her brilliant calculator brain. I liked Rex, who is trying to figure out what is going hopelessly wrong with his estate. I loved their interactions! But I did not like any of the other characters (except Jane and Quinn). Tedious and boring and nowhere near as engaging. Bah.
This romance was a good, fun time. I found our female protagonist Ellie was very admirable to work in accounting considering her upbringing. Rex is a duke that grows on you. Each interaction they had together brought them a little closer. Rex was essential beating down a door to get Ellie to open up. I couldn't get enough of this story. Burrows keeps doing great things with this series, and I can't wait to see what she gives us next!
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The extra POVs were a bit distracting, but the story was overall good. I'm mostly docking a star because there's an extra novella at the end, so the main book ends at 70%. As a result, I spent the last half of the book waiting for a shoe to drop that never dropped.