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Cargando... Any Duchess Will Do (edición 2013)por Tessa Dare (Autor)
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Plausibility is not a term I use often about the romances I read, and I don’t think they need it to be enjoyable. This, however, was implausible enough it was distracting. I still rooted for the characters, I still loved Griff’s mother in all her eccentricity, and I still love Dare, but this is not one of my favorites. Well. This was entertaining and a quick read. Although I think I still have issues with these "historical" romances. I guess I'm just a bit frustrated having these super modern people in books where the history seems to be only the reason to have balls and have class differences... And don't get me wrong, I do think people in the end don't change that much through times, but of course the surrounding culture will affect what you think and how you act. So, entertaining and enjoyable, but doesn't really work in the end for me. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Fiction.
Romance.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: What's a duke to do, when the girl who's perfectly wrong becomes the woman he can't live without? Griffin York, the Duke of Halford, has no desire to wed this seasonâ??or any seasonâ??but his diabolical mother abducts him to "Spinster Cove" and insists he select a bride from the ladies in residence. Griff decides to teach her a lesson that will end the marriage debate forever. He chooses the serving girl. Overworked and struggling, Pauline Simms doesn't dream about dukes. All she wants is to hang up her barmaid apron and open a bookshop. That dream becomes a possibility when an arrogant, sinfully attractive duke offers her a small fortune for a week's employment. Her duties are simple: submit to his mother's "duchess training"... and fail miserably. But in London, Pauline isn't a miserable failure. She's a brave, quick-witted, beguiling failureâ??a woman who ignites Griff's desire and soothes the darkness in his soul. Keeping Pauline by his side won't be easy. Even if Society could accept a serving girl duchessâ??can a roguish duke convince a serving girl to trust him with her No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The story can best be described as a regency Cinderella mixed with My Fair Lady, except the hero's mother is trying to makeover the heroine while her wayward son wants the heroine to botch the job. Pauline is practical, intelligent, kind, resourceful, and genuine. More to the point, she actually demonstrates those characteristics in a way that doesn't feel over the top or Mary-Sue, unlike Susanna Finch who is perfect from tip to toe. Pauline is truly a strong heroine, and I enjoyed reading her journey.
The plot was also interesting, the supporting cast was layered, and the conflict was believable. MUCH more believable than Beauty and the Blacksmith, which has the exact same premise, but in reverse. Honestly, my only complaint was that it wasn't super romantic because I found the hero to be quite rude, at times. Even though Griff is trying to put up an indifferent front so no one suspects his true feelings for her, he genuinely hurts Pauline and has the sorriest excuses when she confronts him about it. I probably should've docked off two stars for this behavior, but Pauline was such a great heroine that she managed to make me want the romance in spite of Griff's faults.
The ending is the stuff of fairy tales. It feels shoe-horned because romance authors nowadays want heroines with career ambitions. I'm all for that, but it doesn't really work when the heroine is about to become a duchess. It's not like she'll be bored. If you like fairy-tales where things don't really make sense but there's actual class warfare, then this is a great book for you. ( )