A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby - (Rogues and Remarkable Women) by Vanessa Riley (Paperback)
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13 October, 2020
Calming read.
I would describe this book as a romcom. Light romance not overly dark. A real feel good romance where you are rooting for the couple in the end.
2 out of 5 stars
23 September, 2020
Did not enjoy it.
Review originally published at Romancing Romances I received an eARC at no cost from the publisher, and I am leaving a voluntary and honest review. Thank you. This was my first book by Vanessa Riley and I was super excited to read this book, as it is a diverse historical romance, and I’ll admit right away: most authors I read are not diverse and/or do not write diverse stories/characters. However, I’m trying to improve myself and this was my first eARC of a historical romance that featured more diversity. The heroine, Patience, is from an island in Demerara (currently Guyana, South America), and the hero, Busick Strathmore, Duke of Repington is a war-hero from England. I really, really, really wanted to like this book. But I found it tasking to finish it, and it just didn’t really work for me. First of all, the book is written in the 1st person AND in the 3rd person, which makes it confusing, and honestly, it started to give me headaches with its changing the whole time. Patience, although I can understand her struggle, and her reasons, was just a bit annoying sometimes, and in the end I just didn’t like her. Busick was okay, not a great hero either. He’s an amputee, a war hero, a very strict, very protective, very organized man. My favourite part about him was the love he had for his ward, Lionel – Patience’s baby. For me… we don’t actually see a romance develop between the main characters, we are simply told they started to fall in love, and there is no chemistry between them. The mystery in the whole book just was too much, and yet left questions unanswered at the end. I liked and respect that the author explored difficult themes (such as war wounds, mental health, the injustices in England during the 19th, particularly regarding women, and even more regarding POC, amongst other) but for me it was enough to make me enjoy the book, sadly. I did enjoy the female friendships, and the best part for me was Lionel (the baby), and moments he was with his family.