A review by duarshe
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

If I wasn't such a nasty ass stubborn bitch, I would've DFN'ed this way at the beginning. BUT:
1. I AM a nasty ass stubborn bitch.
and 2. I have as a personal goal to read all 8 books of the Bridgertons series and I might as well start now.
So... one month later, many tears and sweat were shed and... FOR WHAT??? This was horrible. There were a couple moments I thought: "okay, that's cute Uwu". However, the other 95% of the book I was just waiting for it to end. I was so close to a reading slump. In fact, I AM so close to a reading slump. And IT'S SUMMER for goodness' sake. It is like the worst time to be having one... I'm tired. And don't even get me started on the abuse part or how it is basically not even acknowledged as such and romanticised at the end. I don't understand why the book fans are so focused on the show being faithful to the books when the show at least is enjoyable (and much better in general imo). I'll have to read THE OTHER SEVEN, but I'll just read a little old hockey romance and call it a day.
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