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A review by readundancies
Daring the Duke by Charlie Lane
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
2.25
2.25 stars
The first quarter of this novel is the best part of this novel because it is the part that actually contains the dare portion of the story. I believe there’s a dare or two throughout the rest of the book for the most part but it doesn’t really play much of a role after that and that’s disappointing because it was the most entertaining part of the novel.
Which is a not so subtle way of me stating I didn’t really like this.
Firstly because the characters never felt fully fleshed out. They were distinguishable and they had likeable characteristics and decent personalities but on a whole they weren’t doing it for me. The antagonist that was Uncle Brutus especially left a lot to be desired because he was literally just kicked out of the front door as if that’s a suitable way to address one’s problems. Truly, I’m not really sure what I was supposed to do with that whole situation because problems don’t just magically disappear when you neglect to acknowledge them, but I digress. Then the grandmother Duchess dowager whatever you wanna call her showed up at the very end and she just didn’t really feel like a complete antagonist and at no point did I feel that the main characters triumphantly overcoming her dissatisfaction was worthwhile.
I think a lot of it too has to do with the fact that the plot was kind of all over the place. It was not structured in a way that made a lot of sense from a logical perspective which really puts us at a disadvantage because Tabitha has a very logical way of thinking and the fact that the plot just kind of diverges from that entirely, again wasn’t really doing it for me.
Duke Arthur (I think is his name?) was not unlikable but I didn’t really feel for him or his cause. And I also really hated Pippa. I just was not entertained by her bitter attitude towards Tabitha at all.
All in all, I think the premise may be the best part of this novel but it just wasn’t executed in a way that worked for me.
The first quarter of this novel is the best part of this novel because it is the part that actually contains the dare portion of the story. I believe there’s a dare or two throughout the rest of the book for the most part but it doesn’t really play much of a role after that and that’s disappointing because it was the most entertaining part of the novel.
Which is a not so subtle way of me stating I didn’t really like this.
Firstly because the characters never felt fully fleshed out. They were distinguishable and they had likeable characteristics and decent personalities but on a whole they weren’t doing it for me. The antagonist that was Uncle Brutus especially left a lot to be desired because he was literally just kicked out of the front door as if that’s a suitable way to address one’s problems. Truly, I’m not really sure what I was supposed to do with that whole situation because problems don’t just magically disappear when you neglect to acknowledge them, but I digress. Then the grandmother Duchess dowager whatever you wanna call her showed up at the very end and she just didn’t really feel like a complete antagonist and at no point did I feel that the main characters triumphantly overcoming her dissatisfaction was worthwhile.
I think a lot of it too has to do with the fact that the plot was kind of all over the place. It was not structured in a way that made a lot of sense from a logical perspective which really puts us at a disadvantage because Tabitha has a very logical way of thinking and the fact that the plot just kind of diverges from that entirely, again wasn’t really doing it for me.
Duke Arthur (I think is his name?) was not unlikable but I didn’t really feel for him or his cause. And I also really hated Pippa. I just was not entertained by her bitter attitude towards Tabitha at all.
All in all, I think the premise may be the best part of this novel but it just wasn’t executed in a way that worked for me.