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A review by atrinkl
The Duke Meets His Match by Karen Tuft
2.0
In short, to get out of an arranged marriage to a foreign princess, The Duke of Aylesham blurts out that he’s betrothed to none other than the 30 year old spinster Susan Jennings, who he’s already sworn to loathe (oh did I borrow that from P&P *wink*). They come to an arrangement and we have everyone’s favorite enemies to lovers trope.
I would give this 2.5 stars... maybe I would revisit to give it three. You get what you’re expecting out of this book. It unfolds in the predictable way, from beginning to end, and I only find fault the fact that I found myself skimming in the second half when it came to the “business” side of George’s life because it sounded like complexities that didn’t matter (and well, they sure didn’t in the end). Susan knowing German - GOLLY, that wasn’t a twist lol.
As a side note — it felt very much like the author took aspects of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy’s personalities and inserted them into each of them (but perhaps that’s just me).
I was incredibly disappointed by the fact that a quarter of the way in they were already totally in love with each other... they went from having silly mean nicknames for each other to secretly smitten SO FAST and making out on the sofa, and as someone who loves a slow burn, I’m disappointed the author didn’t use more of the book for at least one of them to remain blind in love and then have a big “oh my god, I’m in love with him/her” moment... alas, it wasn’t to be. By the time they proclaim their love, you, as the reader are well aware it’ll all end happily.
I would give this 2.5 stars... maybe I would revisit to give it three. You get what you’re expecting out of this book. It unfolds in the predictable way, from beginning to end, and I only find fault the fact that I found myself skimming in the second half when it came to the “business” side of George’s life because it sounded like complexities that didn’t matter (and well, they sure didn’t in the end). Susan knowing German - GOLLY, that wasn’t a twist lol.
As a side note — it felt very much like the author took aspects of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy’s personalities and inserted them into each of them (but perhaps that’s just me).
I was incredibly disappointed by the fact that a quarter of the way in they were already totally in love with each other... they went from having silly mean nicknames for each other to secretly smitten SO FAST and making out on the sofa, and as someone who loves a slow burn, I’m disappointed the author didn’t use more of the book for at least one of them to remain blind in love and then have a big “oh my god, I’m in love with him/her” moment... alas, it wasn’t to be. By the time they proclaim their love, you, as the reader are well aware it’ll all end happily.