A review by malpal132
Regarding the Duke by Grace Callaway

Did not finish book. Stopped at 92%.

this was so massively disappointing because the premise sounds amazing! i want to read that book! unfortunately the character work was atrocious, the intimacy made me yell and not in a good way, and it built to a crescendo that i absolutely could not continue past. the main characters literally explain their decisions and motivations ON PAPER. zero subtlety or trust that the reader has comprehension skills. also bizarrely sexless? despite them having sex all the time? there was just no chemistry, not enough character development and growth. i didn't like either of the mc's. gabby was too much of an absolute doormat and there's a period where you think maybe she's changed but she loops back around to it by the end. adam called her a bitch and she was like you have nothing to apologize for!!! i didn't realize how mean that guy was to you!!! like what the hell? adam's inner monologue didn't explore anything meaningful and it was like reading the same thing over and over again. do not recommend.