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4 Obras 176 Miembros 23 Reseñas

Series

Obras de Gina Lamm

Geek Girls Don't Date Dukes (2013) 52 copias
Kiss the Earl (Geek Girls) (1782) 26 copias
One Night to Fly (2011) 2 copias

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Conocimiento común

Género
female

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This was not what I expected, both good and bad. Partially I was put off by the fact that Leah had no concept of appropriate behavior for the time period. I was surprised honestly since she got all huffy about folks at the Renn Faire she worked at, so I expected her to try..harder I think.

Avery was surprisingly easy to fall in love with for me. He was a bit more emo then I normally like my gents, but I found the fact he wasn't a peer of the realm (nor was he one in hiding, or even aspired to be one really) immensely attractive. Plus he had a checkered past that didn't involve being a rake, that right there won him brownie points.

I found the two of them together lacked chemistry at first. Avery is such a fussy man and Leah is just kind of like 'So...my best friend got a Duke how about me?' that I enjoyed their verbal sparring far more then the romantic tension brewing. As Leah began to care more about what was going on with Avery she began to see him in a different light and that changed a lot for me. I understood her better; what young lady who reads historical romances doesn't want a Duke--a charming, attractive and caring Duke--to whisk her off her feet?

Much like the companion book (The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl, which features Jamie, Leah's best friend) the resolution is more handwave because true love wins the day then anything logical. However by the end I wanted that happy moment for Avery (even though it came bitterly tinged) and I wanted Leah to find her grounded man. After all what Geek Girl doesn't deserve the love of a strong manly man?
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lexilewords | 7 reseñas más. | Dec 28, 2023 |
This was, by in large, a successful and entertaining read for me. Its also not something you take anywhere near seriously or think too hard on honestly. Especially the end, which seems to be a direct slap in the face of everything Micah was talking to Jamie about earlier (more on this in a bit).

Jamie is mostly amusing, reacting in a believable way I think. Her running commentary as she's sucked into the mirror is almost word for word how I would be reacting, though I think he inability to process that she's in a time period that requires her to act less...brazen was irritating. I'm not sure what part of that she wasn't understanding, but she didn't make very many attempts to make HER life easier (never mind Micah's), but learning the rules of the time.

Micah, or Mike as Jamie insisted on calling him (I'm not sure but were shortened names for men common in Regency England? I know women often called each other shortened names, but men in the peerage?), did what any self-respecting lordling with scandal in his past would do--treated her like a madwoman. The fact he becomes obsessed with Angry Birds is amusing, but his high-handed manner with Jamie got grating. And it continued well after he admitted his feelings.

The underlying danger is telegraphed pretty early on and feels more than a little silly at times. We're never given to understand WHY Micah is so highly prized by the person. He's not the richest, handsomest or well-titled person on the block and its not as if the person did it from undying love. So why? The easily written off excuse of insanity is just that--a cop out. There was little no depth of character to the person.

As to what I referred to earlier on. At one point, when Jamie is doing her best to fit in, she lands in a conversation with Micah about a recent scandal involving a Peer running off with his mistress, leaving his estates in shambles, his dependents ruined and his family devastated. He does all this for love, which Jamie notes he says with a lot of disdain. This next part is spoilery, so highlight to read. Not a page later Micah is wondering what he said to Jamie to cause her to give him such a cold shoulder. Then at the end he comes to our time to be with Jamie for love...despite the fact he just left behind a whole estate that desperately needed him. Being a hypocrite in other words. This is never addressed by either party, nor is it addressed if he made 'provisions', as some time travel romances like to say.

The funniest part is possibly when Jamie manages to set up a 'modern day date' in his parlor room and MacGuyver's a fake TV, laptop, and other such things from articles in his house to show him what her 'world' is like. I found it so cute, especially the pizza part. Overall this was a quick paced, easy read. Definitely worth a look!
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lexilewords | 12 reseñas más. | Dec 28, 2023 |
Geek Girls Don’t Date Dukes is another fast-paced and charming novel in Gina Lamm’s fun time travel series. I absolutely loved The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl so I was quite eager to read Leah’s story.

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kbranfield | 7 reseñas más. | Feb 3, 2020 |
4.5 stars. I am a HUGE fan of time travel novels that go back in time, so as soon as I saw The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl by debut author Gina Lamm, I knew I just had to review it. And boy, oh, boy, am I ever glad I did! The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl is fast-paced romance that is absolutely hilarious and deliciously steamy. I stayed up way past my bedtime because I just had to know how this divine love story was going to end. Please click rel="nofollow" target="_top">HERE to read my review in its entirety.… (más)
 
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Obras
4
Miembros
176
Popularidad
#121,982
Valoración
½ 3.4
Reseñas
23
ISBNs
11

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