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crankyfacedknitter's review against another edition
3.0
Okay, it wasn't...it wasn't quite as bad as I thought it would be. In this context, "bad" means "not my style" in addition to its more common meaning. I realize this particular genre tends to be packed full of consent issues, given the time period and the Awakening Of The Delicate Flower plot device that necessarily is accompanied by Oh Dear, Ladies Don't Do That Sort Of Thing, so there's that to get over. But I didn't hate half the people I thought I would, and that's rather a success.
seeinghowitgoes's review against another edition
3.0
I love the concept behind Desperate Duchesses, Jemma and Beaumont are definitely the defining couple of the series, the main problem with this is that they dominate every scene they're in until I wasn't even sure which couple was supposed to have their HEA in this novel.
Roberta is a bit of a ninny, this isn't something to be hidden away. She's fallen in love with Villiers after glimpsing him across a ballroom and comes to London to be sponsored by Jemma, her 5th times removed cousin? She's unaware of possibly the most important fact about Villiers, that he's obsessed with Chess! Luckily Jemma's brother Damon is on hand to distract her.
Cue distraction. And a silly scene in a boat.
Roberta is a bit of a ninny, this isn't something to be hidden away. She's fallen in love with Villiers after glimpsing him across a ballroom and comes to London to be sponsored by Jemma, her 5th times removed cousin? She's unaware of possibly the most important fact about Villiers, that he's obsessed with Chess! Luckily Jemma's brother Damon is on hand to distract her.
Cue distraction. And a silly scene in a boat.
loopylu's review against another edition
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
nlfrey's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
krisrich85's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyed the storyline and the characters, but the time period is a little too far back for me.. not sure if I will continue this series.
willa's review against another edition
3.0
This was more like a sex comedy than a romance. So it was fun, I enjoyed reading it, but I wasn't super invested in the love story.
language_loving_amateur's review against another edition
1.0
I seriously thought about not finishing this but I fell prey to the sunk cost fallacy and I'm stubborn. This book doesn't know who it's main characters are. There are way too many narrators, Roberta, Griffin, Jemma, The Duke of V., the Duke of B., and a Miss who likes the Duke of B.
It is interesting that when Roberta decides to married a man she just met, it is the wrong decision, and when Griffin decides to marry a woman he just met it is the right decision. There is also quite a lot of the "oh no. no, I don't want that" man continues anyway, "okay I do want that."
I need to get more comfortable quitting books I don't like.
It is interesting that when Roberta decides to married a man she just met, it is the wrong decision, and when Griffin decides to marry a woman he just met it is the right decision. There is also quite a lot of the "oh no. no, I don't want that" man continues anyway, "okay I do want that."
I need to get more comfortable quitting books I don't like.
clairetrellahill's review against another edition
DNF 36%. Was not vibing and the main reviews kind of track what I was feeling.
theunrealerin's review against another edition
3.0
Better than I thought it would be due entirely to some endearing characters. Too many POVs