ARC Review: When a Duchess Says I Do by Grace Burrowes
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Book Info
Released: April 2nd 2019
Genre: Historical Romance
Series: Rogues to Riches #2
“If you’re in the mood for a quieter style of romance then When a Duchess Says I Do is perfect”
~ Under the Covers
If you’re in the mood for a quieter style of romance then When a Duchess Says I Do is perfect. This isn’t a romance of two characters in the first blushes of love. Instead we have two mature characters, Duncan and Matilda, who have a wealth of experience, both good and bad, who seem to have the good sense to fall in love with each other.
Do I need violent fireworks of passion? No. I don’t need it; however, although I liked the understated style of this romance, a small sparkler would have been very welcome. I think Burrowes writing style may have had an impact on this. This book had a cadence that made it seem like it was written in a much earlier time, with that comes a certain formality that doesn’t quite lend itself to fiery emotions and sensuality.
There wasn’t just the romance to keep you turning the pages. Matilda was on the run at the beginning of the book, poaching on Duncan’s territory. I really enjoyed how Burrowes slowly revealed the danger Matilda was escaping. It was cleverly done, we were given breadcrumbs to keep us following the trail, never quite revealing the whole truth until towards the last quarter of the book. This is a bit of a double edged sword though, as once everything is revealed, it was then resolved almost immediately somewhat undermining the danger that had been built up.
I really like Grace Burrowes style and am really enjoying this series and getting to know the eccentric Wentworth family who it is based around. If you want a historical romance that takes you away from debutantes and balls and want something a bit more mature than you need to give this a try.
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About Grace Burrowes
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes' bestsellers include The Heir, The Soldier, Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal, Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish and Lady Eve's Indiscretion. Her Regency romances have received extensive praise, including starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist. Grace is branching out into short stories and Scotland-set Victorian romance with Sourcebooks. She is a practicing family law attorney and lives in rural Maryland.
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Annnnnd I will stop myself there, before I start waxing lyrical about my love of historical romance and fantasy as well; no one needs to know about my elf fantasies. As you can tell, I adore and day dream about most romance genres, and my three big loves are 1) reading about romance 2) writing about romance and 3) talking about romance with my gals. Which, is why I love Under the Covers so much, I get all my bookish needs satisfied and don’t get judged when I talk about my favourite characters like they are real people. Which they are right?
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Thanks for sharing you thoughts on this. This author is a hit or miss with me.
Thanks for the review Suzanne
Thanks for the review.