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A review by twiceuponabook
The Truth About Dukes by Grace Burrowes
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley, Forever and Grand Central for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I would recommend if you're looking for (SPOILERS)
-second chance romance
-friends to lovers
-insta love
-historical romance
-a cinnamon roll of a duke
-over involved but well meaning family members
-a plot to steal the dukedom away
My favorite aspect of this book was the frank discussion of mental health and disability. I do wish the author note explaining the use of the proper terms for the time was at the beginning of the book as a bit of a CW but appreciate the push for historical accuracy. This was the fifth in a series. I did not realize this and do not really feel these are as much standalones.
This a multi-POV plot heavy book. While Robert and Constance are the main storyline there are also a lot of other stories going on with their family, as well as the POV of the couple who are attempting to have Robert declared incompetent. It's a lot, this is not a light read. Overall I enjoyed it but there was clearly a lot of backstory, especially with this being a second chance romance that knowing would have made me enjoy it even more.
Rating: 3.5 stars
Steam: 2/2.5
CW: mental health, chronic disability, seizure disorder, parental abuse and abandonment, mistreatment of the mentally ill
I would recommend if you're looking for (SPOILERS)
-second chance romance
-friends to lovers
-insta love
-historical romance
-a cinnamon roll of a duke
-over involved but well meaning family members
-a plot to steal the dukedom away
My favorite aspect of this book was the frank discussion of mental health and disability. I do wish the author note explaining the use of the proper terms for the time was at the beginning of the book as a bit of a CW but appreciate the push for historical accuracy. This was the fifth in a series. I did not realize this and do not really feel these are as much standalones.
This a multi-POV plot heavy book. While Robert and Constance are the main storyline there are also a lot of other stories going on with their family, as well as the POV of the couple who are attempting to have Robert declared incompetent. It's a lot, this is not a light read. Overall I enjoyed it but there was clearly a lot of backstory, especially with this being a second chance romance that knowing would have made me enjoy it even more.
Rating: 3.5 stars
Steam: 2/2.5
CW: mental health, chronic disability, seizure disorder, parental abuse and abandonment, mistreatment of the mentally ill