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A review by beckymmoe
The English Duke by Karen Ranney
4.0
Oooh, this was such a good read. Martha and Jordan were absolutely wonderful together, their romance initiated through Jordan's correspondence with her father though neither of them realized it at the time. In person, their relationship started a bit rockier, but it was soon clear to everyone around them that they were meant to be together. It took them a little longer to figure it out, but that made it even better once they did.
The secondary characters weren't quite as likable on their own merits, though they definitely have their uses in terms of moving the plot along. Martha's grandmother was a bit too manipulative for comfort, though of course her initial actions are the ones that caused Jordan and Martha to spend so much time together, and she really did have Martha's happiness in mind for at least part of the book. Martha's half-sister and Jordan's so-called friend, though? Real pieces of work. They definitely amped up the drama and angst, serving their purpose, but ugh, other than that had very few if any positive qualities. At least Martha and Jordan will likely be so busy inventing and creating together that it probably won't matter much to them that they don't get many outside visitors.
The English Duke is the second book in Ranney's Duke Trilogy and works perfectly well as a standalone. I'm really enjoying Ms. Ranney's writing in this series, and am looking forward to book 3's ([b:The American Duke|34216905|The American Duke|Karen Ranney|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|55267635]) release next fall!
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
The secondary characters weren't quite as likable on their own merits, though they definitely have their uses in terms of moving the plot along. Martha's grandmother was a bit too manipulative for comfort, though of course her initial actions are the ones that caused Jordan and Martha to spend so much time together, and she really did have Martha's happiness in mind for at least part of the book. Martha's half-sister and Jordan's so-called friend, though? Real pieces of work. They definitely amped up the drama and angst, serving their purpose, but ugh, other than that had very few if any positive qualities. At least Martha and Jordan will likely be so busy inventing and creating together that it probably won't matter much to them that they don't get many outside visitors.
The English Duke is the second book in Ranney's Duke Trilogy and works perfectly well as a standalone. I'm really enjoying Ms. Ranney's writing in this series, and am looking forward to book 3's ([b:The American Duke|34216905|The American Duke|Karen Ranney|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|55267635]) release next fall!
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.