A review by jeaniegreenie
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

While I enjoyed this book quite a bit more than I thought, there were definitely some lulls that made it hard to get back to. All in all an enjoyable read with some questionable content choices that may leave you with a bad taste in your mouth. Honestly, I think it is great that the scene between Daphne and Simon is bringing awareness to the issue of martial consent. It would have been better if Quinn had brought more weight to it than Daphne and Simon just shrugging things off. I'm hoping the next books will learn from this error.
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