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A review by garbage_mcsmutly
The Duke Undone by Joanna Lowell
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
๐ I liked this one! The plot and sub plots were engaging, I cared about the MMC's and FMC's individual struggles/self improvement, the love story was sweet. The FMC was especially great. The MMC has some big time Strugglesโข๏ธ to work through which made him not super appealing as a partner until pretty far into the book.
๐ง Dual POV (3rd person) but just one female narrator. There were a few times where it switched POV and I didn't realize until a couple sentences in. But she did a great job with the acting and voices.
๐ถ๏ธ 3/5 There were a few love scenes, nothing terribly steamy. Honestly I sort of tuned out through some of them.
๐ณ๏ธโ๐โ Not much racial or queer diversity to speak of. I read the last book in this universe before this one, which is the first. So I know lgbtqia+ spoilers about a couple of the side characters that the reader doesn't learn until later in the series. But it's only slightly hinted at in this book.
๐ง Dual POV (3rd person) but just one female narrator. There were a few times where it switched POV and I didn't realize until a couple sentences in. But she did a great job with the acting and voices.
๐ถ๏ธ 3/5 There were a few love scenes, nothing terribly steamy. Honestly I sort of tuned out through some of them.
๐ณ๏ธโ๐โ Not much racial or queer diversity to speak of. I read the last book in this universe before this one, which is the first. So I know lgbtqia+ spoilers about a couple of the side characters that the reader doesn't learn until later in the series. But it's only slightly hinted at in this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Dementia, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Colonisation