Dutches in Love (2002)
Eloisa James
Rating: 3/5
Interesting. It was also very funny and had a lot going on – it didn’t just feel like the start of a series.
Although it is the beginning of a quartet of books about the same group of people, and I think one of the best things about it was the strength of the secondary characters. They seemed as real as the main ones, rather than just there because you need more than two people to make a book.
A Duke in Retreat
Gina was forced into marriage with the Duke of Girton at an age when she'd have been better
off in a schoolroom than a ballroom. Directly after the ceremony her handsome spouse promptly fled to the continent, leaving the marriage unconsummated and Gina quite indignant.
A Lady in the Middle
Now, she is one of the most well-known ladies in London ... living on the edge of scandal -- desired by many men, but resisting giving herself to any one.
A Duchess in Love
Finally, Camden, the Duke of Girton, has returned home, to discover that his naïve bride has blossomed into the toast of the ton. Which leaves Cam in the most uncomfortable position of discovering that he has the bad manners to be falling in love -- with his own wife!
I did think that the ending was a little whacked. I mean there is this whole set up that something is going to happen, then it just kind of skips a couple of months and you don’t really get to see what went on, which felt a bit disjointed.
Finished: Thursday 20/7
Eloisa James
Rating: 3/5
Interesting. It was also very funny and had a lot going on – it didn’t just feel like the start of a series.
Although it is the beginning of a quartet of books about the same group of people, and I think one of the best things about it was the strength of the secondary characters. They seemed as real as the main ones, rather than just there because you need more than two people to make a book.
A Duke in Retreat
Gina was forced into marriage with the Duke of Girton at an age when she'd have been better
off in a schoolroom than a ballroom. Directly after the ceremony her handsome spouse promptly fled to the continent, leaving the marriage unconsummated and Gina quite indignant.A Lady in the Middle
Now, she is one of the most well-known ladies in London ... living on the edge of scandal -- desired by many men, but resisting giving herself to any one.
A Duchess in Love
Finally, Camden, the Duke of Girton, has returned home, to discover that his naïve bride has blossomed into the toast of the ton. Which leaves Cam in the most uncomfortable position of discovering that he has the bad manners to be falling in love -- with his own wife!
I did think that the ending was a little whacked. I mean there is this whole set up that something is going to happen, then it just kind of skips a couple of months and you don’t really get to see what went on, which felt a bit disjointed.
Finished: Thursday 20/7
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