A review by reading_my_life_away
Dawn with a Duke by Erica Ridley
2.0
I can see why a lot of people are giving a positive response to this book, but honestly what people saw as good points, i saw flaws..
Firstly, The female MC, she kept getting on my nerves with her thoughts towards everything, she wants to have a career and for her art to be published, but at the same time she can't stand up for her own wants and needs in front of her family, she thinks she deserves the world one minute, and thinks she has to mold her life per "her duty" the next minute, she was pretty hesitant.
Secondly, the male MC, i have mixed feelings regarding him, he was likable enough, his occupation as a designer was a refreshing change of the norm of historical fiction protagonists, but then, he had kind of inferiority complex, he kept talking about how we wants to blend in and help the common folks dress well, but i had a feeling he felt kind of inferior to the ton, especially towards the end of the book.
Thirdly, the storyline, i loved how the author picked two characters with artistic talents, the beginning of the book started powerful and had so much potential, but after around 50 pages, the story got so flat, it turned into a cliche of one of the characters to be from another social class, and one of them lying about their identity,,, it was pretty boring.
Lastly, the end, it was one of the tackiest ends I've read, the author wanted a happy ending, but didn't know to reach it, so she wrote one that doesn't make sense just to appease the readers love for a happily ever after, needless to say, i wasn't impressed.
Don't recommend it.
*I received an ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review via netgalley and the publisher*
Firstly, The female MC, she kept getting on my nerves with her thoughts towards everything, she wants to have a career and for her art to be published, but at the same time she can't stand up for her own wants and needs in front of her family, she thinks she deserves the world one minute, and thinks she has to mold her life per "her duty" the next minute, she was pretty hesitant.
Secondly, the male MC, i have mixed feelings regarding him, he was likable enough, his occupation as a designer was a refreshing change of the norm of historical fiction protagonists, but then, he had kind of inferiority complex, he kept talking about how we wants to blend in and help the common folks dress well, but i had a feeling he felt kind of inferior to the ton, especially towards the end of the book.
Thirdly, the storyline, i loved how the author picked two characters with artistic talents, the beginning of the book started powerful and had so much potential, but after around 50 pages, the story got so flat, it turned into a cliche of one of the characters to be from another social class, and one of them lying about their identity,,, it was pretty boring.
Lastly, the end, it was one of the tackiest ends I've read, the author wanted a happy ending, but didn't know to reach it, so she wrote one that doesn't make sense just to appease the readers love for a happily ever after, needless to say, i wasn't impressed.
Don't recommend it.
*I received an ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review via netgalley and the publisher*