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oceansky's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sailorar13s's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
megbodz's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
alexandreads's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mdmiller1993's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
balletbookworm's review against another edition
3.0
Picked this up because I liked Diana's new book and Fated Mates keeps reccing it.
I really loved the set-up - a hedonistic Duke living a life of pleasure (complete with a sex room in his house) to thumb his nose at his outwardly-straightlaced father inherits the custody of two little girls who are his cousins. Who turn his life upside down and also have a governess Isabel who is really not down with Sunny's lifestyle.
But I thought the book was a little choppy and unnecessarily complicated (like when Izzy and the children return from a trip to Devon to find Sunny having what looks like and orgy in his house, even though he's not really into it any more, but it's after he and Izzy got busy after a ball so she's very hurt). The kids are great though and there's a really good twist at the end.
I really loved the set-up - a hedonistic Duke living a life of pleasure (complete with a sex room in his house) to thumb his nose at his outwardly-straightlaced father inherits the custody of two little girls who are his cousins. Who turn his life upside down and also have a governess Isabel who is really not down with Sunny's lifestyle.
But I thought the book was a little choppy and unnecessarily complicated (like when Izzy and the children return from a trip to Devon to find Sunny having what looks like and orgy in his house, even though he's not really into it any more, but it's after he and Izzy got busy after a ball so she's very hurt). The kids are great though and there's a really good twist at the end.
bleuetlau's review
3.5
Really made me think of the Governess game by Tessa Dare but it didn’t blew me away
readingwithhippos's review
5.0
Sarah MacLean was right, this book is great. I loved seeing enemies to lovers in a historical context. The antagonism was always light and fun—the duke constantly referring to the heroine as “the dowd” or “the shrew” really tickled me (she certainly had her own equally unflattering descriptors for him). I also loved how the twists and turns constantly surprised me—I couldn’t predict which way the story would go. This is my favorite Diana Quincy book I’ve read so far.