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A review by jonezeemcgee
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
3.0
2.75
Breaking it down:
What I enjoyed
1. The marriage of convenience
2. The story behind the strained relationship between the current Duke and his father
3. Daphne as a smart and empathetic character
4. The pacing, and the overall plot.
5. The hope that the writer could possibly get better from here and deliver some modern-day Jane Austen goodness.
6. The first 1/3 of the book is thoroughly enjoyable.
What I hated
1. The "I got to plow the field first" love scene
2. The writing tends to be a bit repetitive, and needed some healthy chipping away.
3. Who Daphne became.
4. Simon's character (he is also not without fault in his dishonesty and selfishness)
4. What Daphne did and how she ultimately stole the Duke's agency.
5. How the above actions were addressed...because they barely were.
Breaking it down:
What I enjoyed
1. The marriage of convenience
2. The story behind the strained relationship between the current Duke and his father
3. Daphne as a smart and empathetic character
4. The pacing, and the overall plot.
5. The hope that the writer could possibly get better from here and deliver some modern-day Jane Austen goodness.
6. The first 1/3 of the book is thoroughly enjoyable.
What I hated
1. The "I got to plow the field first" love scene
2. The writing tends to be a bit repetitive, and needed some healthy chipping away.
3. Who Daphne became.
4. Simon's character (he is also not without fault in his dishonesty and selfishness)
4. What Daphne did and how she ultimately stole the Duke's agency.
5. How the above actions were addressed...because they barely were.