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The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

34 reviews

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love the show Bridgerton so I loved reading the first book and seeing the differences and getting more of the story. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series, eventually. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual content and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual harassment

magnan1mouse's review

challenging emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, and Abandonment

cupofteenspirit's review

relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

as a casual fan of the show since season 2 release, books hitting as expected: outdated romance novels that think mans folly is charming and not toxic (gross). 

around the moments of Simon giving me the ick for yelling at the help there were some moments not depicted in the Netflix adaptation I did like: 

•  Anthony and Daphne at a ball looking at each other's list of suitors their mother gave them and telling them which ones to avoid and which ones are actually cool 
• Violet being the best character.
• Simon's father didn't let him go to college, so Simon showed up at the college he wanted to go to and pretended to be a student and played the "do you know who my father is" card when the headmaster asked him about his enrollment and fees and went on to graduate on that
  wow he even went off to be prom queen (popular and top of his class but you know same thing)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

emclougher's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Started off strong but got really icky really fast. Not sure Julia Quinn knows what consent is.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Classism

beebidon's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I wonder if turning 30 made me desire a need to read Regency-era romance stories when before they were never my thing. However, this was a wonderful book to get things going and I'm looking forward to the rest. I'll admit I watched the Netflix show first, so it's neat to compare page to screen and see what changes they made. I think both are great stories in their own way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infertility, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

e_emmaa's review

emotional funny reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

readingwithkaitlyn's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

sophiamelia's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

viselik's review against another edition

funny relaxing 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

1.0

 I read this book because of the Historical Romance Society's Discord Server's mascot, the oh-so-lovely Governess, who is absolutely obsessed with this book and will not stop recommending it. I was also just curious about the book, but the Governess was my main reason.

I found it a rather sweet story with a more tolerable third-act breakup which is a thing I hate about romance books. It makes sense, and is fucking deserved because of what Daphne did. I didn't realise this as the sex scene I had skimmed over, but someone had told me what I had missed. I do not feel like Daphne deserves what she got in the end, and I fully believe she deserves to be alone.

The characters were a good change of pace except one, Daphne, and I found Simon a rather interesting male romance character! He does suffer at first glance from the usual 'stoic, emotionless man' trope, but he quickly sheds that, and by the end of the book, he is a character I want to read more about. I love that he has a stutter and goes mute in certain moments, as I haven't seen that often in HR books from what I've noticed.

I found Daphne was also quite alright UNTIL the sex scenes. Please DO NOT read this book if you are sensitive to the subject of sexual a*sult as Daphne r*pes Simon. I finished the book not realising that, but fuck Daphne. She deserves to be with Nigel from the beginning. She ignored when Simon made it very clear he didn't want this, and she forced it upon him FOR HER WANTS. I do not CARE that it is how she can get pregnant considering that Simon is infertile, HE SAID NO AND WANTED HER OFF OF HIM. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Classism

kirraleah's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment