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A review by lenoreo
A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby by Vanessa Riley
3.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/03/14/a-duke-the-lady-and-a-baby-by-vanessa-riley/
3.5 stars — Let me preface this review by saying I don’t read a lot of historical romances…in fact, I read very few. I’ve read a few that I loved and wanted to expand my interests, but it’s not something I gravitate towards. So basically, if you’re a fan of this genre, maybe take my review with a huge grain of salt.
This one started out slow for me. I got lost quite a few times. I am just not familiar enough with historical type things, and so I can’t tell if the writing was unclear, or it was me…I’m leaning towards the latter. I settled in at a certain point, but I have to say that I still have big holes of things I don’t quite understand. But it didn’t prevent me from enjoying the story on a whole.
Patience was not what I was expecting. I think my previous historical heroines that I loved have been more sassy. And Patience definitely had her humourous moments, but I still didn’t connect with her all the way. She was so rash sometimes she had my heart racing! I really felt for what she was going through though, both in the present and what her marriage with Colin had been like. I can imagine it being a common tale from back then, and I ached for her. I loved seeing her get her spirit back as the book went on.
And then there was Busick! If Patience wasn’t what I was expecting, Busick confused me soooo much more! It took me a long time to understand where all his regimentedness came from, and figure out when he was joking and when he was serious. I still don’t know if I understand all of his hangups from his mother and father… I LOVED what he was doing for his men, even if I didn’t understand until later. And I ADORED how he instantly attempted to fall into his role of loving guardian with Lionel — he was adorable.
Their romance had a lot of back and forth that, again, I didn’t quite always follow. That one is definitely my ignorance of the times. I liked that they pushed at one another, but I was occasionally surprised by the path their romance took. I think I wanted to love it more than I did. Or rather, it took until the last bit before I was fully invested in them.
Some interesting side characters, and I can definitely see how this series is going to grow. I think for me I just didn’t connect with the characters and writing enough to want to continue…although I am seriously curious about Jemima.
In the end I think I’m very particular in what draws me in to historical romance, and this one didn’t quite have it. But I will admit that once I settled in, it was an easy read and I wanted to know how it was all going to work out.
3.5 stars — Let me preface this review by saying I don’t read a lot of historical romances…in fact, I read very few. I’ve read a few that I loved and wanted to expand my interests, but it’s not something I gravitate towards. So basically, if you’re a fan of this genre, maybe take my review with a huge grain of salt.
This one started out slow for me. I got lost quite a few times. I am just not familiar enough with historical type things, and so I can’t tell if the writing was unclear, or it was me…I’m leaning towards the latter. I settled in at a certain point, but I have to say that I still have big holes of things I don’t quite understand. But it didn’t prevent me from enjoying the story on a whole.
Patience was not what I was expecting. I think my previous historical heroines that I loved have been more sassy. And Patience definitely had her humourous moments, but I still didn’t connect with her all the way. She was so rash sometimes she had my heart racing! I really felt for what she was going through though, both in the present and what her marriage with Colin had been like. I can imagine it being a common tale from back then, and I ached for her. I loved seeing her get her spirit back as the book went on.
And then there was Busick! If Patience wasn’t what I was expecting, Busick confused me soooo much more! It took me a long time to understand where all his regimentedness came from, and figure out when he was joking and when he was serious. I still don’t know if I understand all of his hangups from his mother and father… I LOVED what he was doing for his men, even if I didn’t understand until later. And I ADORED how he instantly attempted to fall into his role of loving guardian with Lionel — he was adorable.
Their romance had a lot of back and forth that, again, I didn’t quite always follow. That one is definitely my ignorance of the times. I liked that they pushed at one another, but I was occasionally surprised by the path their romance took. I think I wanted to love it more than I did. Or rather, it took until the last bit before I was fully invested in them.
Some interesting side characters, and I can definitely see how this series is going to grow. I think for me I just didn’t connect with the characters and writing enough to want to continue…although I am seriously curious about Jemima.
In the end I think I’m very particular in what draws me in to historical romance, and this one didn’t quite have it. But I will admit that once I settled in, it was an easy read and I wanted to know how it was all going to work out.