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A Duchess by Midnight
by Charis Michaels
Charis Michaels really gets the absolute best covers. This book is third in Charis’s Awakened by a Kiss series where she does fun twists on fairy tales. This book is about Drewsmina “Drew” Trelayne, the step sister of Cinderella after Cinderella has married the prince. To earn a living, she agrees to help Ian Clayblack, the Duke of Lachlan, prepare his nieces for a debut in society. However, a compromising position leads to the two of them being forced to marry while they are still trying to get to know one another.
I really wanted to love this book, but it was a lot longer and slower than I was expecting. There was so much exposition that I felt like we didn’t get to the romance fast enough and then so much of the book was focused on Ian and his nieces that it felt like the romance was playing second fiddle. I really liked Drew and Ian, but I don’t love them together. Drew desperately needs to be loved and appreciated for who she is, but Ian was just so reserved that I feel like she didn’t really get what she needed in the relationship from him. I did like Ian and found his love for his nieces charming, but I just didn’t love him for Drew. I also wish more of the cinderella elements had been brought into the story. The other books in the series so cleverly included much of the fairy tale, but this one just wasn’t at the same level. I really wish I had liked this book more. I loved the cover and the idea behind it, but alas. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I really wanted to love this book, but it was a lot longer and slower than I was expecting. There was so much exposition that I felt like we didn’t get to the romance fast enough and then so much of the book was focused on Ian and his nieces that it felt like the romance was playing second fiddle. I really liked Drew and Ian, but I don’t love them together. Drew desperately needs to be loved and appreciated for who she is, but Ian was just so reserved that I feel like she didn’t really get what she needed in the relationship from him. I did like Ian and found his love for his nieces charming, but I just didn’t love him for Drew. I also wish more of the cinderella elements had been brought into the story. The other books in the series so cleverly included much of the fairy tale, but this one just wasn’t at the same level. I really wish I had liked this book more. I loved the cover and the idea behind it, but alas. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.