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A review by sarah_moynihan
Dukes, Actually by Erica Ridley
3.0
'The Duke of Azureford isn’t the arrogant, aloof lord his peers perceive him to be. Yes, he’s awkward, but he has a plan to fix it. In order to woo a respectable lady, he must learn how to flirt. The completely inappropriate girl next door would make a perfect instructor, but a terrible duchess. So why can’t he walk away?
Incorrigible hoyden Miss Carole Quincy likes fast carriages, carom billiards, and the beautiful, buttoned-up Duke of Azureford. She’d be delighted to help him out of his shell and into her arms. Who cares if they’re just pretending to flirt? The heady, breath-taking, soul-consuming feeling inside her runaway heart surely can’t be love…'
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3.5 stars, rounded down to 3 stars.
Dukes, Actually is the fifth book in Erica Ridley's novella holiday series, 12 Dukes of Christmas set in the mythical Christmas wonderland of Cressmouth, loveingly know as 'Christmas' to its residents.
This was a sweet story, but felt like it lost focus throughout the novella. There were pages and pages of billards details, which was relevant to the story but I didn't really understand why there was quite so much time dedicated to it instead of progressing the plot more.
I liked that Adam was shy and I liked Carol, but I just wasn't really into this novella. I think I'm going to take a pause on this series until next holiday season.
Incorrigible hoyden Miss Carole Quincy likes fast carriages, carom billiards, and the beautiful, buttoned-up Duke of Azureford. She’d be delighted to help him out of his shell and into her arms. Who cares if they’re just pretending to flirt? The heady, breath-taking, soul-consuming feeling inside her runaway heart surely can’t be love…'
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3.5 stars, rounded down to 3 stars.
Dukes, Actually is the fifth book in Erica Ridley's novella holiday series, 12 Dukes of Christmas set in the mythical Christmas wonderland of Cressmouth, loveingly know as 'Christmas' to its residents.
This was a sweet story, but felt like it lost focus throughout the novella. There were pages and pages of billards details, which was relevant to the story but I didn't really understand why there was quite so much time dedicated to it instead of progressing the plot more.
I liked that Adam was shy and I liked Carol, but I just wasn't really into this novella. I think I'm going to take a pause on this series until next holiday season.