I enjoy fantasy books but there are a few things that are just a turn off and this book is a classic example.James and Theo have grown up together and are very close. Sadly Theo's dad is an idiot; he has lost all of his money as well as part of Theo's dowry and now he is in danger of going to prison...
Though I like love stories based on Friendship turning to love, this book wasn't really my cup of tea. For one, I did not like James at all. I would have overlooked the fact that he had married Theo for her money under his father's pressure because he was merely young boy back then. But went on to s...
I love Eloisa James. "How Beauty Tamed the Beast" was the first romance I read and adored, and I love her. Right now I'm in shock.So. I was just really upset when I closed this book. I had been expecting to be wallowing in happy tears, or openly smiling. I'm going to go through the things that were ...
As I was reading this book, around the 75% mark, I was determined that this book would get a 2 or 3 star. I was ticked off. Daisy (aka Theo) was driving me batty with just how angry, unfeeling, and icy she was. But then, the author did something that turned everything on its head. Up until that part...
Totally enjoyed it - character-based plots are always my fave, with lots of humour, some adventure, Regency fashions, emotion and angst thrown into the mix. I thought the 7-year separation was just right, because both of the main characters had a lot of growing up and emotional development to do, as...
Buddy read with Karen BookLover 12/16/12I love Eloisa James, so my opinion may be biased. She's never over the top, and she unapologetically adds content that may or may not be realistic for her preferred Regency time period. But she sure does make me laugh with it! She's never too sexual, but sh...
The Ugly Duchess is about boy who had to marry the girl he cares about because of the mistakes of his father and also about a young girl who in love with a boy who betrays her. While the other quarter-half is about a young girl who became woman who brave the world and a boy who became a pirate who r...
I am not a super big fan of this trope. Basically, we are told that Theo and James are best childhood friends, but have just a few scant scenes demonstrating that -- really, they just tell each other that they are best friends. Married two days then separated after a truly gut wrenching exchange......
The Ugly Duchess is the fourth book in the Fairy Tales series by Eloisa James. As with the previous books in the series this one follows the romantic escapades between two people with a fairy tale twist - this one being The Ugly Duckling. I picked this up because I am knee deep in Gothic literature ...
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