Reviews
Duke I'd Like to F..., by Adriana Herrera, Joanna Shupe, Nicola Davidson, Eva Leigh, Sierra Simone
fringebookreviews's review
5.0
✨The Chasing of Eleanor Vane✨
Elevator Pitch: 20-year-old Eleanor is running away from her arranged marriage to local ducal heir and wet towel. She meets the current silver-fox duke and falls in love like I fall up the stairs (promptly and without much grace). He saves her from a rain storm and decides the only way to warm her up is *friction.*
This one was fine, although it was the second age-gap one I’d read here and I am just not that into major age-gaps. He kinda pissed me off because he was really going to leave the duchy (and I’m assuming the tenants) to a spoiled sourpuss nephew, as well as saddle poor Eleanor to the jackass. To be fair, he didn’t know for sure that the nephew was as resembling of a donkey as he was, but it was still shitty.
The lead up to them getting together was longer than the time spent with them together. I would have rather had this a full length book. The whole Second Kingdom was interesting but not explored thoroughly to make it nothing more than a tease. Give us orgies or give us death! I did like how he was conscientious of her losing her virginity because he had *experience.*
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
Elevator Pitch: 20-year-old Eleanor is running away from her arranged marriage to local ducal heir and wet towel. She meets the current silver-fox duke and falls in love like I fall up the stairs (promptly and without much grace). He saves her from a rain storm and decides the only way to warm her up is *friction.*
This one was fine, although it was the second age-gap one I’d read here and I am just not that into major age-gaps. He kinda pissed me off because he was really going to leave the duchy (and I’m assuming the tenants) to a spoiled sourpuss nephew, as well as saddle poor Eleanor to the jackass. To be fair, he didn’t know for sure that the nephew was as resembling of a donkey as he was, but it was still shitty.
The lead up to them getting together was longer than the time spent with them together. I would have rather had this a full length book. The whole Second Kingdom was interesting but not explored thoroughly to make it nothing more than a tease. Give us orgies or give us death! I did like how he was conscientious of her losing her virginity because he had *experience.*
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
muffreadsreview71's review
5.0
Duke I'd Like to F...
I really enjoyed reading Duke I'd Like To F.....
Most of the authors were new to me. And y'all wrote a fantastic book!
The Chasing of Eleanor by Sierra Simone ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Duke for Hire by Nicola Davidson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
An Education in Pleasure by Eva Leigh ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Duke Makes Me Feel by Andriana Herrera ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
My Dirty Duke by Joanna Shupe ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I really enjoyed reading Duke I'd Like To F.....
Most of the authors were new to me. And y'all wrote a fantastic book!
The Chasing of Eleanor by Sierra Simone ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Duke for Hire by Nicola Davidson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
An Education in Pleasure by Eva Leigh ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Duke Makes Me Feel by Andriana Herrera ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
My Dirty Duke by Joanna Shupe ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
alexkmorland's review
3.0
Ho letto:
The Chasing of Eleanor Vane - Sierra Simone ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Duke For Hire - Nicola Davidson ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Duke Makes Me Feel... - Adriana Herrera ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Le altre due le ho iniziate ma non ho avuto voglia di finirle, sinceramente. Stanno lì nel caso volessi riprenderle in mano.
The Chasing of Eleanor Vane - Sierra Simone ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Duke For Hire - Nicola Davidson ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Duke Makes Me Feel... - Adriana Herrera ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Le altre due le ho iniziate ma non ho avuto voglia di finirle, sinceramente. Stanno lì nel caso volessi riprenderle in mano.
melodicfate's review
4.0
Well, I've officially read my first 20-year age gap romances that aren't paranormal. And though I liked them, some made me feel a bit odd, like My Dirty Duke wherein the hero had known the heroine since she was born, as he was her father's best friend. Then there was a story in which the heroine, a governess, knew the hero, since she'd been governess to his family since he was about 16. My favorite was Duke For Hire, which I loved for the class differences and the awesome characters. Overall, these are short, steamy novellas. My ratings for them individually range from 3 to 4.5 stars, so a good read overall.
jenwacasey's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
chloe_liese's review
This was delightful. I took my time and soaked up each style and narrative. So much was covered in this anthology from age gap to kink & consent, racism & the slave trade, healing after trauma & women pursuing their own paths to happiness, & much more. Each story was sexy, witty, & refreshingly original.
abbythompson's review
5.0
This anthology was absolutely EVERYthing my pandemic brain needed. I devoured it and have gone back and re-read most of the stories at least twice