A review by lvrock
Say Yes to the Duke by Eloisa James

2.0

i was sad and reminiscing on how romance books picked me up. seeking the same height, I picked this one up. "oh, what fortuitous timing! the library has this book available!"

it was the universe's joke on me. like a bad hand of poker, my fortune turned to a reading ruin. this only made me sadder and wanting more depth in my life (or, finding that my relationship with my cat has more depth than I thought it did). instead of drowning my sorrows in a nice romance novel, I drowned them in the headache painkillers I took to cure the pain this romance caused me. it's official: romance is dead for me. reading this beat my dead horse.

short summary: next time I need rainbows and sunshine, I should reach for a murder mystery.

(for all those who care about the actual content: it is a well written novel with characters who are endearing. a few years ago I might have found a besotted couple charming. if mind-crushing cuteness is what you need, James' novel will be good. it's a reliable read. cute, standard, but at least it's reliable)