maidcc's review
2.0
ESP:
Me ha dolido lo mucho que me ha decepcionado este libro. Por un lado, porque sé de lo que puede ser capaz Sophie Jordan. Me gusta como escribe y como crea personajes y desarrolla sus escenas. Pero aquí me ha cojeado muchísimo. Y por otro lado, porque puedo ver a estos mismos personajes con la esencia de la trama principal pero hecha de otro modo. Y tenía el potencial para gustarme mucho si se hubiera hecho ligeramente diferente.
Se supone que hay una especie de enemies to lovers, luego pasan a medio llevarse bien y prácticamente luego se aman. Y la transición de punto A a punto B de su relación no tiene sentido. Es como que de golpe se les pasa el enfado y más tarde de golpe están prácticamente enamorados. Y más, si tenemos en cuenta que interactuan muy poco.
Y me hubiese gustado mucho que se mencionaran las cartas que se mandan al principio pero es que ni mención se hace.
ENG:
This was a disappointment. And it hurt because I've seen what Sophie Jordan is capable of.
This was supposed to be a sort of enemies-to-lovers but the way they jump from being angry, to being civil, to being in love made no sense to me. There weren't enough interactions between them and the transitions were that: jumps with no explanations.
I've read other reviews that say there were too many things going on and at the same time, nothing was happening. And I agree 100%.
It's frustrating because I could envision these same characters with a similar story but done slightly differently and I could've dug that so hard. I also wished we could've seen those letters at the beginning or at the very least have them mentioned throughout the book. But oh well...
Narrator: Carolyn Morris (i like her a lot!)
Me ha dolido lo mucho que me ha decepcionado este libro. Por un lado, porque sé de lo que puede ser capaz Sophie Jordan. Me gusta como escribe y como crea personajes y desarrolla sus escenas. Pero aquí me ha cojeado muchísimo. Y por otro lado, porque puedo ver a estos mismos personajes con la esencia de la trama principal pero hecha de otro modo. Y tenía el potencial para gustarme mucho si se hubiera hecho ligeramente diferente.
Se supone que hay una especie de enemies to lovers, luego pasan a medio llevarse bien y prácticamente luego se aman. Y la transición de punto A a punto B de su relación no tiene sentido. Es como que de golpe se les pasa el enfado y más tarde de golpe están prácticamente enamorados. Y más, si tenemos en cuenta que interactuan muy poco.
Y me hubiese gustado mucho que se mencionaran las cartas que se mandan al principio pero es que ni mención se hace.
ENG:
This was a disappointment. And it hurt because I've seen what Sophie Jordan is capable of.
This was supposed to be a sort of enemies-to-lovers but the way they jump from being angry, to being civil, to being in love made no sense to me. There weren't enough interactions between them and the transitions were that: jumps with no explanations.
I've read other reviews that say there were too many things going on and at the same time, nothing was happening. And I agree 100%.
It's frustrating because I could envision these same characters with a similar story but done slightly differently and I could've dug that so hard. I also wished we could've seen those letters at the beginning or at the very least have them mentioned throughout the book. But oh well...
Narrator: Carolyn Morris (i like her a lot!)
izzy_happyfornow's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
This was fun. Overall just continued to be a fun time like all of Sophie's books. It did feel a bit rushed to me though. The story was quick moving but then the ending was like so fast it was over too soon. I needed a bit more grovel.
Initial cover thoughts:
This cover gives me Johanna Lindsey vibes in all the best ways
This was fun. Overall just continued to be a fun time like all of Sophie's books. It did feel a bit rushed to me though. The story was quick moving but then the ending was like so fast it was over too soon. I needed a bit more grovel.
Initial cover thoughts:
This cover gives me Johanna Lindsey vibes in all the best ways
witandsin's review against another edition
4.0
3.75 stars - Reviewed for Wit and Sin
Sparks fly when an unconventional young woman with a sharp mind clashes with a rigid heir to a dukedom in The Duke Effect. Sophie Jordan’s seventh Rogue Files novel is entertaining and light on its feet, though ultimately the story suffers a bit from its rushed pace.
I adored Nora and Ms. Jordan makes it easy to do so. She’s intelligent, curious, and wants to be needed. Nora learned from her physician father and she’s a gifted, learned healer who would make an excellent doctor if it weren’t for the sexist rules in England preventing women from attending medical school. Since the death of her father she has been dispensing medical advice in his name, which lands her in hot water when one of her correspondents shows up on her doorstep. Constantine is a bit harder to like at first. The colonel who finds himself as the heir to a dukedom after the deaths of his three cousins is a man of exacting character. Con grew on me as the book went on and he began to reconcile his sense of duty with his own wants, needs, and moral compass.
Nora and Con are good together and the pages of The Duke Effect flew by, which is why I was surprised to find I was three-quarters of the way through the story before the romance kicked in. I loved it when the sexual tension began to simmer, enjoyed the heightened awareness between Nora and Con, but the love story did feel incredibly rushed. If there had been another hundred pages focused on the romance it would have done the story a world of good. I felt sped through parts that I wanted to savor and the “I love yous” didn’t feel earned. It’s a pity because the romance had so much potential and what we do have in the story I thoroughly enjoyed. I struggled with rating this because I did really enjoy what I read, but I cannot deny Nora and Con’s relationship was underdeveloped. The epilogue did, however, leave me with a smile on my face and ended this book on a high note.
FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Sparks fly when an unconventional young woman with a sharp mind clashes with a rigid heir to a dukedom in The Duke Effect. Sophie Jordan’s seventh Rogue Files novel is entertaining and light on its feet, though ultimately the story suffers a bit from its rushed pace.
I adored Nora and Ms. Jordan makes it easy to do so. She’s intelligent, curious, and wants to be needed. Nora learned from her physician father and she’s a gifted, learned healer who would make an excellent doctor if it weren’t for the sexist rules in England preventing women from attending medical school. Since the death of her father she has been dispensing medical advice in his name, which lands her in hot water when one of her correspondents shows up on her doorstep. Constantine is a bit harder to like at first. The colonel who finds himself as the heir to a dukedom after the deaths of his three cousins is a man of exacting character. Con grew on me as the book went on and he began to reconcile his sense of duty with his own wants, needs, and moral compass.
Nora and Con are good together and the pages of The Duke Effect flew by, which is why I was surprised to find I was three-quarters of the way through the story before the romance kicked in. I loved it when the sexual tension began to simmer, enjoyed the heightened awareness between Nora and Con, but the love story did feel incredibly rushed. If there had been another hundred pages focused on the romance it would have done the story a world of good. I felt sped through parts that I wanted to savor and the “I love yous” didn’t feel earned. It’s a pity because the romance had so much potential and what we do have in the story I thoroughly enjoyed. I struggled with rating this because I did really enjoy what I read, but I cannot deny Nora and Con’s relationship was underdeveloped. The epilogue did, however, leave me with a smile on my face and ended this book on a high note.
FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
mskennedyreads's review
3.0
Good premise but very serious and not a lot of relationship development; ended abruptly.
megs004's review against another edition
3.0
The Duke Effect is the seventh and final book in The Rogue Files series. This was the first book I read by Sophia Jordan and I was not disappointed. Nora is an aspiring female doctor and have been fascinated by medicine and experiments since she was a little girl. Constantine is a military man who is now a heir to a dukedom. Nora has been secretly corresponding with Constantine for years under a false identity and now she needs to prove her trust. I loved this book but I do think the romance between Nora and Constantine felt rushed and it was weird that they hated each other for most of the book. I would try reading more books in the series though!
Thank you to Goodreads giveaways and to Avon books for giving me an advance copy of the book for my honest review.
julaliciousbookparadise's review
4.0
Rating: 3.75/5
I really enjoyed this book. It wasn't my favourite of the series, but still an entertaining reading.
I really enjoyed this book. It wasn't my favourite of the series, but still an entertaining reading.
fringebookreviews's review against another edition
3.25
Every character besides the main two and her maid sucked major cacti but the romance itself was cute enough. Wanted more love potion less terrible family and other aristocrats.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5
⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5
ironskin's review
3.0
Enjoyed while reading but have already forgotten most of it. The woman literally says “I’m not like other girls” at one point.