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A review by thetinyreader
The Duke Meets His Match by Karen Tuft
2.0
Regency books about a heroine that is considered a ”spinster,” and a hero that is not interested in getting married is not an uncommon one. This is my first book by Karen Tuft.
I love the book cover; it looks stunning! It’s a stand-alone book, but it does have characters from her other books. As for the main characters, George can be a little bit too grumpy and brooding, and I guess because he has found no hopes of making someone genuinely interested in marrying him. Meanwhile, Susan is very honest and opinionated, a common trait of a so-called ”spinster” during that era. And let’s not forget a bluestocking. While I am glad that in our period, everything has changed, and women with more progressive ideas are being acknowledged, I still think that we have so much more to improve to become a better society.
When Prinny is included in a regency book with quite a modern writing style, it makes me realize,” oh, this was during the regency era.” If you are prickly with historical errors, then there are some in this book. I wanted to like it because the plot was somewhat interesting, but in the end, I find that it lacks character development, and some moments were just too meh (especially the scene with the German Royals; it was only to overly dramatic). I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, and I’m giving it 2.5 stars.
I love the book cover; it looks stunning! It’s a stand-alone book, but it does have characters from her other books. As for the main characters, George can be a little bit too grumpy and brooding, and I guess because he has found no hopes of making someone genuinely interested in marrying him. Meanwhile, Susan is very honest and opinionated, a common trait of a so-called ”spinster” during that era. And let’s not forget a bluestocking. While I am glad that in our period, everything has changed, and women with more progressive ideas are being acknowledged, I still think that we have so much more to improve to become a better society.
When Prinny is included in a regency book with quite a modern writing style, it makes me realize,” oh, this was during the regency era.” If you are prickly with historical errors, then there are some in this book. I wanted to like it because the plot was somewhat interesting, but in the end, I find that it lacks character development, and some moments were just too meh (especially the scene with the German Royals; it was only to overly dramatic). I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, and I’m giving it 2.5 stars.