A review by smuttymcbookface
Kiss Me, My Duke by Fenna Edgewood

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This was a fun read, where you really grew to love all the characters involved. Watching the aristocratic duke make a fool of himself for Laurel was very enjoyable, and it was easy to see how he was falling for the woman capable of putting him in his place when required.

My biggest gripes were all to do with Cass: 

• Cass's "one answer a day" didn't make sense in the context of trying to find a kidnapped sister. If anything, it cheapened the budding romance
• Cass did not come across as an 8 year old at all
• It feels so strange that Cass is basically pushed out by the end? This is supposedly a child Laurel has mothered, even if only in spirit. I can understand acquiescing, but it felt too readily done. This is only punctuated by Cass not showing at all in book 3 when Marigold is in London for the entire book.