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A review by illstoptheworldandreadwithyou
Yours Truly, The Duke by Amelia Grey
3.0
I do so adore a marriage of convenience story, but this one missed the mark for me.
You do feel for everyone in the story—the husband and wife, separately trying to atone for things in their pasts, the children trying to find joy and stability after the loss of their parents, and even the frustrating cousin, who swoops in trying to claim rights to the children. While I was interested to see where this story of a duke needing to marry to guarantee his inheritance and a woman needing to marry to maintain custody of her nieces and nephews was going, it ended up running long for me.
It is a long slow burn, punctuated by multiple quarrels over miscommunication and disagreements over conflicting parenting styles.
I was expecting more heat out of this marriage of convenience, but the two are living in separate cities for a portion of the book, and even when in the same home, they maintain separate schedules.
Ultimately, it was a pleasant enough read, but not one I plan to revisit.
I received an advance copy from St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley. All review opinions are my own.
You do feel for everyone in the story—the husband and wife, separately trying to atone for things in their pasts, the children trying to find joy and stability after the loss of their parents, and even the frustrating cousin, who swoops in trying to claim rights to the children. While I was interested to see where this story of a duke needing to marry to guarantee his inheritance and a woman needing to marry to maintain custody of her nieces and nephews was going, it ended up running long for me.
It is a long slow burn, punctuated by multiple quarrels over miscommunication and disagreements over conflicting parenting styles.
I was expecting more heat out of this marriage of convenience, but the two are living in separate cities for a portion of the book, and even when in the same home, they maintain separate schedules.
Ultimately, it was a pleasant enough read, but not one I plan to revisit.
I received an advance copy from St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley. All review opinions are my own.