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Say No to the Duke by Eloisa James
3.5
I received an ARC from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Say No to the Duke is the fourth book in the Wildes of Lindow Castle series. I have a confession to make: I’m not a huge fan of this series. Why am I still reading the Wilde series, you ask? Well, the books are periodically getting better even though they’re still not on the same level as Eloisa James’s older books. I gave Wilde in Love a 2.5 star rating, Too Wilde to Wed a 3 star rating, and Born to be Wilde a 3.5 star rating. I was expecting Say No to the Duke to be a 4 star rating, but I’m a picky reader. It should be noted that the blurb is misleading lol. The wager is not all that serious and it takes a completely different turn.
Say No to the Duke is by far my favourite book in the series because I absolutely loved both Betsy and Jeremy. They were such great characters and their banter gave me LIFE. I had a permanent grin etched on my face whenever they talked to each other. They were just so darn adorable together, Betsy with her sassiness and Jeremy with all his broody and sarcastic grumpiness. Literally nothing happened in this book – it was mostly fluff, but I didn't mind because I loved Betsy and Jeremy so much. As expected from Eloisa James, the dialogue was witty and easy to follow. However, sometimes the characters jump from one topic to another way too quickly without any proper transition. I find that this is a trend with the Wilde books – this has been one of my main complaints since Wilde in Love.
My other complaint: taking the focus away from the couple and moving it to nonsensical side characters. There is a crazy character in every single Wilde book that takes over the climax of the story. In this case, I wasn’t too bothered with the villain because they felt authentic to the story, contrary to the so-called villains in the past three books. The only reason why this is not a full 4 star rating is because the events leading to the auction and the auction scene itself took time away from the couple and I found myself really impatient to get back to the romance.
That being said, I must say that Eloisa James writes the best epilogues ever. The epilogue of Say No to the Duke was the sweetest, cutest, and most heartwarming thing ever – I may have even teared up a bit.
Will I continue this series? Probably, since each book is getting better. The next book’s hero is most likely going to be a vicar, so that should be interesting…
Say No to the Duke is the fourth book in the Wildes of Lindow Castle series. I have a confession to make: I’m not a huge fan of this series. Why am I still reading the Wilde series, you ask? Well, the books are periodically getting better even though they’re still not on the same level as Eloisa James’s older books. I gave Wilde in Love a 2.5 star rating, Too Wilde to Wed a 3 star rating, and Born to be Wilde a 3.5 star rating. I was expecting Say No to the Duke to be a 4 star rating, but I’m a picky reader. It should be noted that the blurb is misleading lol. The wager is not all that serious and it takes a completely different turn.
Say No to the Duke is by far my favourite book in the series because I absolutely loved both Betsy and Jeremy. They were such great characters and their banter gave me LIFE. I had a permanent grin etched on my face whenever they talked to each other. They were just so darn adorable together, Betsy with her sassiness and Jeremy with all his broody and sarcastic grumpiness. Literally nothing happened in this book – it was mostly fluff, but I didn't mind because I loved Betsy and Jeremy so much. As expected from Eloisa James, the dialogue was witty and easy to follow. However, sometimes the characters jump from one topic to another way too quickly without any proper transition. I find that this is a trend with the Wilde books – this has been one of my main complaints since Wilde in Love.
My other complaint: taking the focus away from the couple and moving it to nonsensical side characters. There is a crazy character in every single Wilde book that takes over the climax of the story. In this case, I wasn’t too bothered with the villain because they felt authentic to the story, contrary to the so-called villains in the past three books. The only reason why this is not a full 4 star rating is because the events leading to the auction and the auction scene itself took time away from the couple and I found myself really impatient to get back to the romance.
That being said, I must say that Eloisa James writes the best epilogues ever. The epilogue of Say No to the Duke was the sweetest, cutest, and most heartwarming thing ever – I may have even teared up a bit.
Will I continue this series? Probably, since each book is getting better. The next book’s hero is most likely going to be a vicar, so that should be interesting…