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A review by glo68
Delighting the Duke by Alexa Aston
5.0
The Dukes Done Wrong series is almost coming to an end and the intriguing Turner Terrors are all heading to their happy endings. As they should, because they’re strong, honorable men who were unjustly accused of terrible things as children and sent away from their families, only to find a new family based on friendship and respect.
The main character of this book is Hart, who comes back from war to become the new Duke of Mansfield when his father and his brother die. He’s a broken man, still filled with hatred toward his family, and the war didn’t help matters at all. Now he’s looking for some peace and maybe a family of his own, since his fellow Turner Terrors are all happily married with children.
The heroine is Olivia and she’s as broken inside as Hart. She’s always been neglected by her family and despised even by her mother because she was overweight in her youth, and she only found some peace in recent years with the help of her aunt and uncle in the country. But now she has to come back to London and marry, whether she likes it or not.
Both characters are lovable in their own way. Hart is honorable, caring and deserving to find the love he was never given when he was a child. He also has very modern views on women and their worth and I appreciated him quite a lot for that. But Olivia is my favorite character. Despite her suffering, she is strong and tries to fight back every step along the way, even if she’s still very insecure of herself and of her worth.
I loved the way the author portrayed their interactions and their inner feelings. I also found myself on the brink of tears a couple of times during the book… Definitely a book worth reading, as is the entire series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
The main character of this book is Hart, who comes back from war to become the new Duke of Mansfield when his father and his brother die. He’s a broken man, still filled with hatred toward his family, and the war didn’t help matters at all. Now he’s looking for some peace and maybe a family of his own, since his fellow Turner Terrors are all happily married with children.
The heroine is Olivia and she’s as broken inside as Hart. She’s always been neglected by her family and despised even by her mother because she was overweight in her youth, and she only found some peace in recent years with the help of her aunt and uncle in the country. But now she has to come back to London and marry, whether she likes it or not.
Both characters are lovable in their own way. Hart is honorable, caring and deserving to find the love he was never given when he was a child. He also has very modern views on women and their worth and I appreciated him quite a lot for that. But Olivia is my favorite character. Despite her suffering, she is strong and tries to fight back every step along the way, even if she’s still very insecure of herself and of her worth.
I loved the way the author portrayed their interactions and their inner feelings. I also found myself on the brink of tears a couple of times during the book… Definitely a book worth reading, as is the entire series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.