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A review by rjordan19
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
4.0
Edit to add steam stats 11/21/21:
Location of kisses/intimate locations
Pg 195 - kiss
Pg 276 - first sex scene (virginity loss for her, missionary)
Pg 285 - remembered/alluded to sex for a week with no details
Pg 301 - sex scene
Pg 338 - THE sex scene, where she rapes him
Pg 386 - sex scene - it's on the brief side
Total pages 438
Obviously this book has some issues that have been discussed to death in other places. I struggled with that aspect to it, but I still overall enjoyed this one because it gutted me emotionally. I felt the turmoil of the relationship, the distrust, the absolute broken feeling inside that it will never be okay - Simon because she takes advantage of him when he's vulnerable and Daphne because, well, he takes advantage of her too. I love books that make me hurt, and this book did that when I read it.
Original review 3/6/19:
After reading this, I realized that I have read it before but it was many many years ago so much of the details had faded.
I thought it was a really enjoyable story. A bit of tension, a bit of humor, and bit of angst. I think it’s one of her better books and one of my favorites from this series.
Daphne Bridgerton is on the marriage mart and her mother is ‘motivated’ to see her married
Location of kisses/intimate locations
Spoiler
Pg 195 - kiss
Pg 276 - first sex scene (virginity loss for her, missionary)
Pg 285 - remembered/alluded to sex for a week with no details
Pg 301 - sex scene
Pg 338 - THE sex scene, where she rapes him
Pg 386 - sex scene - it's on the brief side
Total pages 438
Obviously this book has some issues that have been discussed to death in other places. I struggled with that aspect to it, but I still overall enjoyed this one because it gutted me emotionally. I felt the turmoil of the relationship, the distrust, the absolute broken feeling inside that it will never be okay - Simon because she takes advantage of him when he's vulnerable and Daphne because, well, he takes advantage of her too. I love books that make me hurt, and this book did that when I read it.
Original review 3/6/19:
After reading this, I realized that I have read it before but it was many many years ago so much of the details had faded.
I thought it was a really enjoyable story. A bit of tension, a bit of humor, and bit of angst. I think it’s one of her better books and one of my favorites from this series.
Daphne Bridgerton is on the marriage mart and her mother is ‘motivated’ to see her married