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Accidentally Compromising the Duke by Stacy Reid
3.0
So our heroine was caught in a compromising act with a duke, Edmond, and they agree to a marriage of convenience. Sounds promising already. I really enjoyed this book, I read it in one sitting. But here I am a few days later, reviewing it, and it saddens me to say that not much stayed with me.
I can make a list of the things I liked about the book, the main characters, Rose and Sarah, the house staff, it was a cute story overall. And would’ve deserved 4 stars (even if it wasn’t memorable) if I didn’t have a few issues with the secondary characters. The best friends.
So the Duke’s best friend – who he rarely ever mentions or see until the end of the book – badmouthed our heroine (something about the duke is too good for her) and later when sees him (after marrying the duke), she never mentions it-not even to the duke, as if the incident didn’t happen in the first place. I found it to be totally unnecessary if it’s going to be shrugged off.
Another issue I had was with her best friend, Evie. It’s funny that I was thinking when I first met her, she “seems like a good friend, I’m glad Adeline has a bff”.. until she betrays her trust to save her ass from a marriage she doesn’t want. Evie’s father wanted her to marry Edmond (his reputation says that he’s mad and probably killed his wife) so she tricks Adeline to avoid marrying him. Does it matter that her bff might marry a wife killer (regardless if it’s a false rumor or not)? No. It’s okay as long as she doesn’t marry him herself. What a selfish bitch. But you see, it’s all fine because Adeline later fucking forgives and thanks her. Dear, she betrayed your trust, REGARDLESS WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME, she can never be trusted again!!
Our heroine was too forgiving! To the point of nativity. She’s strong and strong-willed and I genuinely liked her but I did not appreciate this aspect of her personality at all. How she even forgave her father who wanted to marry her to a man who physically harmed her… is beyond me.
I didn’t like how Adeline was always going after the duke as if she doesn’t have feelings herself and he’s the only one who’s wounded… Don’t get me wrong I cared about him a lot but I wished he chased her a bit too.
One last thing, the plot wasn’t at all surprising. It’s not that one expects something shocking in the second half of historical romance, “the obstacle” between the MCsm but this was so ridiculous (not of its importance but obviousness) that it never occurred to me because surely it won’t be that.
These might sound like big problems but really, I did have a good time reading this book and these things didn’t bother me enough to dislike it. I recommend it if you’re looking for a very light historical romance read with likable main characters and some hot scenes. Also, I'm definitely checking out Reid's other hist romance if she has any. I might also continue with this series but I can't read the second book because it's about the best friends.
I can make a list of the things I liked about the book, the main characters, Rose and Sarah, the house staff, it was a cute story overall. And would’ve deserved 4 stars (even if it wasn’t memorable) if I didn’t have a few issues with the secondary characters. The best friends.
So the Duke’s best friend – who he rarely ever mentions or see until the end of the book – badmouthed our heroine (something about the duke is too good for her) and later when sees him (after marrying the duke), she never mentions it-not even to the duke, as if the incident didn’t happen in the first place. I found it to be totally unnecessary if it’s going to be shrugged off.
Another issue I had was with her best friend, Evie. It’s funny that I was thinking when I first met her, she “seems like a good friend, I’m glad Adeline has a bff”.. until she betrays her trust to save her ass from a marriage she doesn’t want. Evie’s father wanted her to marry Edmond (his reputation says that he’s mad and probably killed his wife) so she tricks Adeline to avoid marrying him. Does it matter that her bff might marry a wife killer (regardless if it’s a false rumor or not)? No. It’s okay as long as she doesn’t marry him herself. What a selfish bitch. But you see, it’s all fine because Adeline later fucking forgives and thanks her. Dear, she betrayed your trust, REGARDLESS WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME, she can never be trusted again!!
Our heroine was too forgiving! To the point of nativity. She’s strong and strong-willed and I genuinely liked her but I did not appreciate this aspect of her personality at all. How she even forgave her father who wanted to marry her to a man who physically harmed her… is beyond me.
I didn’t like how Adeline was always going after the duke as if she doesn’t have feelings herself and he’s the only one who’s wounded… Don’t get me wrong I cared about him a lot but I wished he chased her a bit too.
One last thing, the plot wasn’t at all surprising. It’s not that one expects something shocking in the second half of historical romance, “the obstacle” between the MCsm but this was so ridiculous (not of its importance but obviousness) that it never occurred to me because surely it won’t be that.
These might sound like big problems but really, I did have a good time reading this book and these things didn’t bother me enough to dislike it. I recommend it if you’re looking for a very light historical romance read with likable main characters and some hot scenes. Also, I'm definitely checking out Reid's other hist romance if she has any. I might also continue with this series but I can't read the second book because it's about the best friends.