A Duke for Diana by Sabrina Jeffries
Rating: ✩✩✩✩✩
If you love historical romances, and all the tropes therein, then this will be a solid read. An enterprising young woman who has sworn off men due to family drama finds herself smitten with a Duke who would rather be anything other than a member of the ton. I don't need to review the plot, you know what it is, and what will happen, and what all the obvious “secrets” are within the first 20 pages. I say that as a positive. There are some historicals you read because they are comfortable classic romances and that is great. If you want something in this vein, this is a five -star read.
However, for me it just felt a little flat. None of the characters felt well developed or like they acted "in character" (the entire underpinning story is about a shy wallflower who proceeds to act 100% out of character for every minute past the first introduction) and the main couple had nothing that I would call chemistry. I really liked the idea of a “ladies business” that helped secure the futures of other women, and that aspect was really interesting and well researched, but after that…nothing really happens? Add in my current pet-peeve of romance heroes who’s entire personality is “I do what I want and think I am the smartest even though I am literally the only person with no clue what is going on” and this series proves to just not be my jam.
Published by:Kensington Books Release Date: 24 May 2022 Purchase at:Amazon
1 comment:
Nice review! It certainly does have an interesting premise. I do like the idea of a women's business, especially during this time period. Too bad the rest of the book fell a bit short.
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