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jtom93 's review for:
Bringing Down the Duke
by Evie Dunmore
This book is, evidently, riddled with cliche - however it is the type of incredibly moreish cliche that those of us who love historical romance have come to adore. As a debut novel this story portrayed the writer's great craft in carrying a story whilst having a good eye for detail and a deep understanding of audience. I chortled when Annabelle fell ill and just HAD to stay longer with the Duke; I rolled my eyes at the inevitable meeting at the New Year's Party and the ending scene outside parliament in the rain was dripping in romance history... no pun intended.
On a whole the novel has it's merits though I will admit the premise is very modern in many ways. A Duke - a well known one at that - sacrificing all for love was at it's very core, modern. As was the yacht in Greece and the epic speech in parliament. These little things sometimes took me out of the moment, shaking me by the shoulders and reminding me that this definitely wasn't written by a woman of the time. It gave me big 'Pride and Prejudice' vibes, especially with a younger sibling suddenly running of into the night, only to be found shortly after. Beyond that, the only complaint I have is that some of the characters were skipped over quite often to make way for the romance, but such is the way in a book that's all about the romance.
All in all, a good read with some very tender moments if not a very modern bent.
On a whole the novel has it's merits though I will admit the premise is very modern in many ways. A Duke - a well known one at that - sacrificing all for love was at it's very core, modern. As was the yacht in Greece and the epic speech in parliament. These little things sometimes took me out of the moment, shaking me by the shoulders and reminding me that this definitely wasn't written by a woman of the time. It gave me big 'Pride and Prejudice' vibes, especially with a younger sibling suddenly running of into the night, only to be found shortly after. Beyond that, the only complaint I have is that some of the characters were skipped over quite often to make way for the romance, but such is the way in a book that's all about the romance.
All in all, a good read with some very tender moments if not a very modern bent.