A review by wanderlust_romance
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

PLOT, I HARDLY KNEW YE! And still I loved.
If it’s one thing I have truly come to adore this year, it’s character driven stories with minimal plot and all the feels. A Lady for a Duke delivered that in spades! The friends to lovers story comes together beautifully and with much care. You have well crafted main characters that are dealing with so much - grief, pain, addiction, loss. And that’s just Gracewood. Beyond his pain though, he finds solace in his new connection with Viola. When Gracewood discovers that Viola is the friend he believed to be dead, he has mixed emotions at their renewed discovery. Viola, for her part, was a strong and vocal character. She is very mindful of both her station as a lady’s companion and the societal conventions to which she has had to adapt by accepting and living her true gender identity. The emotional build up to Gracewood and Viola’s eventual relationship was so intricately layered. The love and care they have for one another, fostered through their youthful escapades and deepened in life experience and adulthood, shines so brightly on the page. And the epilogue. So sweet!! 
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