Not That Duke by Eloisa James
Series : Would-Be Wallflowers #3
The Duke of Huntington has no interest in an eccentric redhead
who frowns at him over her spectacles…until he realizes that she
is the only possible duchess for him. A new enemies-to-lovers
romance by New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James.
Bespeckled and freckled, Lady Stella Corsham at least has a dowry
that has attracted a crowd of fortune-hunting suitors—which
definitely doesn’t include the sinfully handsome Silvester
Parnell, Duke of Huntington, who laughingly calls her “Specs” as
he chases after elegant rivals.
And then—
The worst happens. Marriage.
To the duke. To a man marrying her for all the wrong reasons.
How can Silvester possibly convince Stella that he’s fallen in
love with the quirky woman he married? Especially after she
laughingly announces that she’s in love—but not with that duke.
Not with her husband.
I liked this one but at the same time, I wasn't too satisfied?
It's definitely better than book 2 in the series(which had me fuming
last year😤) but I miss the feeling that the older EJ books gave me!
Lady Stella is a freckled, redheaded bluestocking with
spectacles(essential wallflower characteristics) who has quite a bit
of a dowry but not many prospects and she feels that men won't love
someone who's quirky like her(why girl?). Silvester, the Duke of
Huntington is the golden boy in the eyes of the society and though his
eccentric mother might think that Stella is a good match for him, he
wants love(ohh?) and not another eccentric duchess in his family. But
what will happen when the unlikeliest circumstances bring these two
together?
Firstly, idk why the blurb says enemies to lovers because this was
more of a friends->lovers. Stella was amazing with her wit,
intelligence and tenacity. She was also very direct and honest with
her feelings. So, this is perhaps why I felt like the hero didn't
deserve her(seems to be a running theme in this series for me🤔). He's
not as bad as Giles but this man thinks that he adores another woman
for 50% of this book and later realizes that he actually loves Stella.
But it honestly made Stella(and me) feel like she was a consolation
prize. And my girl doesn't deserve that😒 So, this could've been
handled better(EJ has done it before) and we didn't get a grovel
either😮💨 I could understand the reason behind his behavior but I
wasn't happy with it. The rest of the characters(& the 😺) were
pretty amazing and there's the trademark EJ humor+steam, so I enjoyed
most of it. It was the angsty parts that distracted me. So, eh, idk
how to rate this one - because I enjoyed it but I wasn't completely
satisfied in the end(kinda like eating something but still feeling a
bit hungry?😂).
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*I was provided with an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest
review*
New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James writes historical romances
for HarperCollins Publishers. Her novels have been published to great
acclaim. A reviewer from USA Today wrote of Eloisa's very first book that
she "found herself devouring the book like a dieter with a Hershey bar";
later People Magazine raved that "romance writing does not get much better
than this." Her novels have repeatedly received starred reviews from
Publishers' Weekly and Library Journal and regularly appear on the
best-seller lists. After being a finalist for a RITA—the top award in the
genre of romance fiction awarded by the Romance Writers of America—over
ten times, she won in 2013.
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