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The Spinster and the Rake
by Eva Devon
Edward Stanhope, the Duke of Thornfield is a wonderful hero and I was pleasantly surprised by his uniqueness among the heroes that we usually read about in historical romances. From his preferences and actions we can deduce that Edward is somewhere on the Autism Spectrum. He does not feel comfortable in the social scene, and that is precisely what leads him to run into Georgiana and having to marry her due to being caught in a ruinous situation.
Georgiana was also unique in her background, her awkwardness in social situations, and her intelligence. I liked all of that about her.
I enjoyed watching these two develop and find their way together. There were a few instances in which Georgiana's actions felt wrong and I disagreed with how she handled herself. There was one instance in particular in which she leaves for a month, and I was very unhappy with her decision. It was frustrating and interrupted the flow of the story.
While these two were a sweet and unique pairing, Edward stood out the most to me, especially when we meet his horses. I have a special connection in that I volunteer at an animal sanctuary with animals from similar situations. People come to the sanctuary for animal-assisted therapy and I could see that the horses did the same for Edward. I loved that detail about him.
One last thing that I really liked about this story was that there were so many supportive family members. It's fairly often in historical romance that you see trauma and adversity between parents and their children-especially children who are different-but there was an absence of that in this book, and that really stood out in a positive light.
There was a bit of telling rather than showing, otherwise I might have rated this story a little higher.
If you like a low angst love story about two unique individuals and a hero with a heart of gold, I highly recommend this book.
Georgiana was also unique in her background, her awkwardness in social situations, and her intelligence. I liked all of that about her.
I enjoyed watching these two develop and find their way together. There were a few instances in which Georgiana's actions felt wrong and I disagreed with how she handled herself. There was one instance in particular in which she leaves for a month, and I was very unhappy with her decision. It was frustrating and interrupted the flow of the story.
While these two were a sweet and unique pairing, Edward stood out the most to me, especially when we meet his horses. I have a special connection in that I volunteer at an animal sanctuary with animals from similar situations. People come to the sanctuary for animal-assisted therapy and I could see that the horses did the same for Edward. I loved that detail about him.
One last thing that I really liked about this story was that there were so many supportive family members. It's fairly often in historical romance that you see trauma and adversity between parents and their children-especially children who are different-but there was an absence of that in this book, and that really stood out in a positive light.
There was a bit of telling rather than showing, otherwise I might have rated this story a little higher.
If you like a low angst love story about two unique individuals and a hero with a heart of gold, I highly recommend this book.