Reviews

A Spinster's Guide to Danger and Dukes by Manda Collins

e_jan's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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? No

5.0

amberreadsalot's review against another edition

5.0

Such a fun book! FMC Poppy is such a great character - strong, smart, unashamed of who she was and is - and MMC Joshua (Duke of Langham) likes her and eventually loves her because of these traits. Both the romance and the mystery elements are compelling, and all of the secondary characters were entertaining. I had not previously read the other books in this series and now both are waiting on my Kindle! The angst here is more about the murder than the romance which I actually really liked. The villain is not exactly hard to figure out but the path to the discovery is interesting.

4.5 stars rounded up to 5. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary ARC of this book. The opinions herein are my own.

meganh10's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.25

gailalison's review against another edition

3.0

This was a fun, quick read and even though I hadn’t read the first two books in the series, I don’t think it took much away from reading this book as a standalone book. I don’t read a whole lot books set in this time period, so am absolutely no expert on the speech of the time, but I tended to find a lot of the speech used in this book, especially the dialogue, a bit over the top. I liked both main characters, although I always prefer main characters in a romance to spend more than just a handful of days together before they’re madly in love.
My biggest complaint, though, is that both characters (especially the mmc) are described throughout the book as being blonde, but the cover shows him with very dark brown/black hair.
Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for providing me access to this eARC for my honest opinion!

saman417's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

ntc10's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

mandalevelsup's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

tamaramarie's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

mhmissey's review against another edition

3.0

Read in a day, I loved these characters

jessicaelmoore's review against another edition

3.0

It was a fun and quick paced read, but I wasn’t expecting the plot to be primarily mystery focused. While it touts itself as a romance, I feel that aspect definitely takes a backseat to the murder. Despite this, the reader also isn’t really given any evidence to find the true killer until the last 50 pages or so which makes it a bit frustrating as someone who likes to try and deduce alongside the characters.