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A review by indieandajean
One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This one was a fairly neutral read for me. Tessa Dare doesn't really "miss" for the regency romance reader, or at least she never misses for me, but this one wasn't my favorite of her books.
It reads as being pretty stock standard for a smutty regency, with the standout elements occurring mostly at the beginning of the book. I liked the characters fine, Amelia and Spencer were fun to read about, but I'd had about enough of Amelia's over-attached relationship with her brothers early on and it made it harder to enjoy the book on the whole.
There was almost too much going on and the plot turned into regency romance soup if not regency romance bingo between the murder, politics, financial hardships, potential social ruin, actual social ruin, etc. etc. etc.
At the end of the day it's a fine book, but nothing to write home about.
It reads as being pretty stock standard for a smutty regency, with the standout elements occurring mostly at the beginning of the book. I liked the characters fine, Amelia and Spencer were fun to read about, but I'd had about enough of Amelia's over-attached relationship with her brothers early on and it made it harder to enjoy the book on the whole.
There was almost too much going on and the plot turned into regency romance soup if not regency romance bingo between the murder, politics, financial hardships, potential social ruin, actual social ruin, etc. etc. etc.
At the end of the day it's a fine book, but nothing to write home about.