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Good parts and not so good partsAugust 20, 2008 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had difficulty fully enjoying this book. First off it wasn't really clear why there was a need for the whole masquerade as a man set up when her friend went just as she is and was fine. Because it wasn't clear, I couldn't understand why Harriet kept it up for as long as she did. It was drawn out just too long. The chemistry between the two main characters was great though, you could really see the romance growing between them. However I found myself disliking Harriet as the story progressed. She claimed to be tired of the life as a duchess, how people treated her and how she was expected to treat others. Yet when the masquerade is over she goes right back to living and acting as a duchess as she did before. So then what was the whole point of living as a guy, which she enjoyed doing, if it changed nothing? Also I despised the ending, I could barely get through it. In my point of view they were both at fault, yet only the hero did the self-check on his life, decided to change his ways, and apologized. What was Harriet doing? Living the life of a duchess, she changed nothing. He got down on his knees and she continued to act the part of a snob. I don't think she deserved him at all and the fact that he was begging her to forgive him made me not like him for his lack of self-respect. The ending seemed rushed, what the hero figured out about himself in how he lived his life didn't make much sense. The body of the book was good, the ending however was too weak to make it feel there was closure.
Skip work and read thisAugust 15, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I gave this book 4 stars only because I found the first 2 chapters dull and I couldn't figure out what the first chapter had to do with the rest of the story. I actually had to flip to the back of the book to make sure I was reading about one of the main characters.
If you can get passed the boring first 2 chapters this book takes off and I ended up really liking it! This author has a way of writing that makes it hard to put the book down. This was my first book by this author, but I'm definitely going to buy more now.
This book would be worth skipping work to read.
Duchess By NightAugust 14, 2008 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
THE BOOK WAS EVERYTHING AND MORE. IT HAD ADVENURE HUMOUR AND ROMANCE. IT KEPT ME READING AND COULD FINISH IT IN A FEW DAYS. AN EXCELLENT READ.
DisappointmentAugust 6, 2008 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was really difficult for me to get through. I found it boring, and I felt the description on the back made the book seem like it was going to be more exciting than it was. Read disappointment.
Duchess pretends to be a man....August 4, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked this book , it had solid characters, great dialogue and some interesting plot/history twists. Harriet, Duchess of Berrow is a widow (her husband committed suicide) and she wants some life back. She decides to follow her friends to Lord Strange's home , dressed as a man. Lord Strange starts having feels for Harriet dressed as man.... I read this book on the way up to the Lake - enjoyable. Looking forward to Isidore and Duke's story When the Duke Returns due out November 25, 2008.
