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The Duke's Secret Cinderella
by Eva Devon
A pretty straightforward fairy tale retelling, there are a few updates to this one. First, Charlotte (our Cinderella stand-in) is oppressed by her evil stepfather, loves her beautiful stepsister, and is indifferent to her craven stepbrother. When she bumps into Rafe, she doesn't lose her shoe - but he does assist her in rescuing a fellow servant, since she's lost all of her money. During this short but intense encounter, they learn that they're both interested in social justice and have a complementary sense of fair play.
When they run into each other later, Charlotte decides to lie and claim to be:
1. A Lady;
2. Her stepsister's COUSIN;
3. The daughter of a lord she's never met.
It's because she's embarrassed? Which, OK, fine. But the deception goes on for much too long. Once these two fall in love, shouldn't Charlotte be able to trust in his good nature to at least hear her out before they break up? The final denouement is also just a little too pat.
But y'know, if you're into Cinderella and nice dukes who would never abuse their power, you could do worse than to pick this one up!
This objective review is based on a complimentary copy of the novel.
When they run into each other later, Charlotte decides to lie and claim to be:
1. A Lady;
2. Her stepsister's COUSIN;
3. The daughter of a lord she's never met.
It's because she's embarrassed? Which, OK, fine. But the deception goes on for much too long. Once these two fall in love, shouldn't Charlotte be able to trust in his good nature to at least hear her out before they break up? The final denouement is also just a little too pat.
But y'know, if you're into Cinderella and nice dukes who would never abuse their power, you could do worse than to pick this one up!
This objective review is based on a complimentary copy of the novel.