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My American Duchess
by Eloisa James
After two failed engagements, American heiress Merry is determined to make her latest proposal from Cedric work. But when she meets his older brother, the confident and straightforward Duke of Trent, she begins to doubt her decisions. Trent knew he wanted to marry Merry the minute he saw her - despite not liking Americans. The only thing that stops him pursuing her is knowing she’s engaged to Cedric, even though he has a very poor relationship with his brother. But as the pair get to know each other, it becomes harder for them to let the marriage go ahead.
I really enjoyed this. The writing is very good - it’s so engaging and personable, almost chatty, and it was so easy to read. There were a couple of parts that felt a little slow, particularly early on, but once I was into the book I was hooked. I just wanted to know how the story would play out and couldn’t stop reading.
Merry and Trent had what I would call an easy relationship. Their bond felt very natural and real to me ad every stage. It was clear they both genuinely liked each other, and I really enjoyed how he embraced her personality and just wanted her to be happy. Merry was such a lovable character. She was so bright and funny and bold, but I also enjoyed her moments of vulnerability.
I liked how their romance played out, particularly in the second half of the book. Their marriage had a lot of good angsty moments that worked very well for me. The frankness of their conversations, her decision to try and change her behaviour, all playing in to his conflicted feelings and how desperately he missed her love and affection, it just really worked for me. The ending felt very satisfying and had some really sweet, cute, lovely moments.
Content Notes: Forbidden relationship, sibling’s fiancee.
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I really enjoyed this. The writing is very good - it’s so engaging and personable, almost chatty, and it was so easy to read. There were a couple of parts that felt a little slow, particularly early on, but once I was into the book I was hooked. I just wanted to know how the story would play out and couldn’t stop reading.
Merry and Trent had what I would call an easy relationship. Their bond felt very natural and real to me ad every stage. It was clear they both genuinely liked each other, and I really enjoyed how he embraced her personality and just wanted her to be happy. Merry was such a lovable character. She was so bright and funny and bold, but I also enjoyed her moments of vulnerability.
I liked how their romance played out, particularly in the second half of the book. Their marriage had a lot of good angsty moments that worked very well for me. The frankness of their conversations, her decision to try and change her behaviour, all playing in to his conflicted feelings and how desperately he missed her love and affection, it just really worked for me. The ending felt very satisfying and had some really sweet, cute, lovely moments.
Content Notes: Forbidden relationship, sibling’s fiancee.
Warnings:
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References to sexual harassment, violence, animal distress, alcoholism, death of a parent (in past), head injuries, amnesia / memory loss, use of the word savage, use of outdated terms to refer to Indigenous Americans.Other: