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A review by allomancersam
When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James
3.0
3.5 Stars
I'm starting to think that EJ isn't going to be the author for me. There was some stuff that I really liked and others that I didn't care for at all
Pros:
*Cute romance
*A virgin hero *and* heroine?? That's unheard of! I really liked them getting to know each other with no prior experience. It was really refreshing
*The actual romance was largely good, but it got kind of bogged down in all the other little bits of plot
Cons:
*I did not care the cutaway chapters to Jemma. They largely had nothing to do with the main plot and felt like a huge distraction (and cheap set up for the next book, which is about those two)
*I need these heroines to be a little more sure of themselves, dang it.
*It felt really back and forth on the annulment issue
*These two desperately needed to learn how to communicate
*Simeon could have been a more decisive lead
I'm starting to think that EJ isn't going to be the author for me. There was some stuff that I really liked and others that I didn't care for at all
Pros:
*Cute romance
*A virgin hero *and* heroine?? That's unheard of! I really liked them getting to know each other with no prior experience. It was really refreshing
*The actual romance was largely good, but it got kind of bogged down in all the other little bits of plot
Cons:
*I did not care the cutaway chapters to Jemma. They largely had nothing to do with the main plot and felt like a huge distraction (and cheap set up for the next book, which is about those two)
*I need these heroines to be a little more sure of themselves, dang it.
*It felt really back and forth on the annulment issue
*These two desperately needed to learn how to communicate
*Simeon could have been a more decisive lead