A review by veronicachp
The Duke's Runaway Bride by Jenni Fletcher

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

This one started out so promisingly and went along great until like the last 2 chapters, when the formerly likeable heroine suddenly suffered an attack of "extremely bad and stupid choices" disease. The book had a nice slow burn thing going on, there was /yearning/ they were communicating....and then suddenly a quick and hastily fabricated conflict that could have been solved with one quick conversation derails everything, and results in an equally quick and shoddily constructed resolution. It really smacks of "oh no I only have x amount of pages left and haven't had a secondary conflict, better toss some random drama in there." Very strong start, disappointing finish.