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The Duke's Secret Cinderella
by Eva Devon
There is such an opportunity for some fantastic angst and tension within a re-telling of the Cinderella trope; unfortunately, this story fell short of a great set-up in which we could have felt the heartache and empathy for our heroine, and root for her to come out on top.
Our heroine, Charlotte, started strong with acts of kindness and compassion, but the lying that followed throughout the majority of the story just rubbed me the wrong way. She had an underlying strength of character and to see her initiate such a harmful farce felt like an uncomfortable dichotomy that bothered me immensely. I found there to be clear moments in which she could have told the truth, and she did not. I was so disappointed in her character and I could not find even a sliver of agreement for her rationalizations around her deception.
Rafe was a sweetheart of a hero. He had a generous heart and the love he wants with his partner in life was so lovely and endeared me to his character. I think that Charlotte had aspects of her character that would tie beautifully with Rafe, but her actions spoke louder than anything and I was left disappointed in this match.
The third act resolution drove home the fairy tale element, and it just felt too convenient. I would have liked there to have been more relationship building versus the plot swooping in to make everything better in a superficial way.
This book works as a standalone in this series, and I would recommend it if you are comfortable with a character who is deceptive for reasons that i just couldn't agree with as per my review.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this eARC thanks to Entangled Publishing via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
Our heroine, Charlotte, started strong with acts of kindness and compassion, but the lying that followed throughout the majority of the story just rubbed me the wrong way. She had an underlying strength of character and to see her initiate such a harmful farce felt like an uncomfortable dichotomy that bothered me immensely. I found there to be clear moments in which she could have told the truth, and she did not. I was so disappointed in her character and I could not find even a sliver of agreement for her rationalizations around her deception.
Rafe was a sweetheart of a hero. He had a generous heart and the love he wants with his partner in life was so lovely and endeared me to his character. I think that Charlotte had aspects of her character that would tie beautifully with Rafe, but her actions spoke louder than anything and I was left disappointed in this match.
The third act resolution drove home the fairy tale element, and it just felt too convenient. I would have liked there to have been more relationship building versus the plot swooping in to make everything better in a superficial way.
This book works as a standalone in this series, and I would recommend it if you are comfortable with a character who is deceptive for reasons that i just couldn't agree with as per my review.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this eARC thanks to Entangled Publishing via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.