A review by alyssaarch
Anna and the Duke by Kathryn Smith

3.0

Anna and the Duke packs tons of drama into a quick-paced, cute romance. This isn’t a groundbreaking story by any means, but the main characters are highly likeable and the villains are a delight to despise. The plot itself is full of twists and turns, and there’s tons of drama. There were some unexpected things that I really enjoyed; Ewan’s stepmother is welcoming and loving towards him despite the fact that he is a child of her late husband’s previous marriage. This was nice, because it would have been so easy to despise Ewan’s father’s second family, but his stepmother and half-sister were way too loveable to do that.

There were a couple of moments where I felt like the conflict was frustrating because it came about from simple lack of communication, and there would have been far more interesting ways for the plot to develop, but other than those small moments, I was overall intrigued. I love how the revelations about various characters came in small amounts so that I kept getting surprised as I read along.

This is a sweet romance with lots of intrigue and thriller elements to keep it interesting. If you can find yourself a copy of this and want some light reading, this is definitely the perfect book to do that with.

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