A review by kkylezzz
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a good read. I thought the humor and banter and character back-n-forth in general was great. The first half was really good, I enjoyed the length of scenes and the dedication to detail and consistency with the characters and descriptions. There was tons of dialogue which I love. I really enjoyed the how the first half too felt them growing together.
Obviously in our timeline, "dating" for more than a couple weeks is conventional before even becoming a real couple let alone considering marriage, but for translatable purposes, this felt well told in that regard.
The second half was enjoyable too, but more so for the pitiable, dramatic love story elements.
I was alright with the separation and then pregnancy scare and the heart-to-hearts getting more in depth each time it was brought up.
The last couple of chapters and Epilogue(s) was (were) redeeming, I enjoyed them.
I liked that it ended on a positive note, the extended pregnancy brining in extra drama, and the possibility of Geogie being afflicted with Simon's same drama without actually confirming that.
The sex scenes weren't too terribly bad either.
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