A review by tamtasticbooks
Ne'er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Heart heart heart, this book has so much heart that I was misting up in my eyes for basically the entire second half. Selina is a self-thought scandal of a woman, except her scandal is secret and also pretty hardcore. Peter Kent has recently learned that he has two much younger siblings that his father sired after he abandoned Peter, and now that the father is dead, Peter wants to become their official guardian. But Peter is a mess of a sweetheart who has muddled up enough scandal that the higher-ups in the legal system might deny him that chance. Selina embarks on a task to get him married to a respectable lady to make him look like a sympathetic and good father figure. But lol, Selina realizes she's kinda got the hots for him. Oops!
 
The characters in this book are so much fun and so well fleshed out. At first I was like, these are a lot of names to remember, but by like, halfway through, I wanted a full book dedicated to each character. To put that much goodness into just 300 pages is impressive. I can't wait for more from Vasti!
 
Thanks to Netgalley and Forver Publishing for the e-ARC!