Ten Things I Hate About the Duke
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- Author：Loretta Chase
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Summary
USA Today bestselling author Loretta Chase continues her Difficult Dukes series with this delightful spin on Shakespeare's classic， The Taming of the Shrew。
Cassandra Pomfret holds strong opinions she isn’t shy about voicing。 But her extremely plain speaking has caused an uproar， and her exasperated father， hoping a husband will rein her in， has ruled that her beloved sister can’t marry until Cassandra does。
Now， thanks to a certain wild-living nobleman， the last shreds of Cassandra’s reputation are about to disintegrate， taking her sister’s future and her family’s good name along with them。
The Duke of Ashmont’s looks make women swoon。 His character flaws are beyond counting。 He’s lost a perfectly good bride through his own carelessness。 He nearly killed one of his two best friends。 Still， troublemaker that he is， he knows that damaging a lady’s good name isn’t sporting。
The only way to right the wrong is to marry her…and hope she doesn’t smother him in his sleep on their wedding night。
Cassandra Pomfret holds strong opinions she isn’t shy about voicing。 But her extremely plain speaking has caused an uproar， and her exasperated father， hoping a husband will rein her in， has ruled that her beloved sister can’t marry until Cassandra does。
Now， thanks to a certain wild-living nobleman， the last shreds of Cassandra’s reputation are about to disintegrate， taking her sister’s future and her family’s good name along with them。
The Duke of Ashmont’s looks make women swoon。 His character flaws are beyond counting。 He’s lost a perfectly good bride through his own carelessness。 He nearly killed one of his two best friends。 Still， troublemaker that he is， he knows that damaging a lady’s good name isn’t sporting。
The only way to right the wrong is to marry her…and hope she doesn’t smother him in his sleep on their wedding night。
Reviews
Lisa （Remarkablylisa）
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Kind of knew it would be hard for me to give this a high rating since I thought the hero to be annoying。 But I liked how he'll do everything to change her mind so she would agree to marry him Kind of knew it would be hard for me to give this a high rating since I thought the hero to be annoying。 But I liked how he'll do everything to change her mind so she would agree to marry him 。。。more
Bella
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This series isn't very sexy， but it's nice to read about characters that like each other as they are genuinely。 This series isn't very sexy， but it's nice to read about characters that like each other as they are genuinely。 。。。more
Eleonora
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I would have given four stars because I enjoyed the listening to the audiobook to a certain point。 But then that point came - and I started thinking about the book and there were just so many things that made the book less enjoyable than it could be。 One of these things are the characters of the book。 Hero and heroin are okay - even if they could be deeper。 But the rest of tje charakters - except hyazinth - are very one-dimensional and most of the characteristics that made them interesting to th I would have given four stars because I enjoyed the listening to the audiobook to a certain point。 But then that point came - and I started thinking about the book and there were just so many things that made the book less enjoyable than it could be。 One of these things are the characters of the book。 Hero and heroin are okay - even if they could be deeper。 But the rest of tje charakters - except hyazinth - are very one-dimensional and most of the characteristics that made them interesting to the reader are merely told and not shown。 Than there is the question of the heroins brothers。 She should have some， but except for one， the reader won't even get to know their name。 That is quite strange considering that her brothers really should habe something to say about her engagement to a rake。 The villain in form of a spiteful gossip and the love rival （ambitious egoist） would have needed a lot more depth to be of any real interest。Then there is the repetetive problem: they did something no one should know。 But they have witnesses。 The challenge: make what happened disappear。 The first time was okay。 The second amusing and a little unbelievable。 The third？ A little too much of the same。 And the third happened after they could have had a happy end。 It seemed to me to be a method to lengthen the plot without any real substance and that made me stop listening。 I don't think I would have read so far as I have listened to the audiobook。 So I have to give credit to Kate Reading。 The not very intelligent， drunk and childisch Hero never was my kind of guy for romance books， and even though I liked the heroin in her makings， she succumbed a little too easily。 。。。more
Jessica Pater
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I did so love the duke’s one liners。
Sarah
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Really enjoyable re telling of taming of the shrew
Candice
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Pros:1。 Mostly well written on a sentence level2。 The guy is a bit of a jerk and she hates him at first， but he actually puts in work to grow and change （plus there's some backstory）， so it makes sense that she is won over in the end。Cons: 1。 He basically falls in love with her on day one， so there's no dramatic tension。 The enemies to lovers thing doesn't quite work unless it's two-sided。 2。 There are several situations with real stakes， that could have had interesting resolutions。 But everythi Pros:1。 Mostly well written on a sentence level2。 The guy is a bit of a jerk and she hates him at first， but he actually puts in work to grow and change （plus there's some backstory）， so it makes sense that she is won over in the end。Cons: 1。 He basically falls in love with her on day one， so there's no dramatic tension。 The enemies to lovers thing doesn't quite work unless it's two-sided。 2。 There are several situations with real stakes， that could have had interesting resolutions。 But everything just gets tied up with a neat little bow with very little effort。3。 The love scenes are weird。 If you're going to do a physical scene， do it。 Otherwise， fade to black。 。。。more
Ewa
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There is nothing to intensly dislike about this book， but there also isn't that much to like either。 Heroine is blah although we're constantly told how smart and brave she is。 Hero is your usual drunkard and degenerate who will blossom under heroine's loving light and will mend his wicked ways。 Didn't care much for either of them。 DNF for now but still interested in book #3。 There is nothing to intensly dislike about this book， but there also isn't that much to like either。 Heroine is blah although we're constantly told how smart and brave she is。 Hero is your usual drunkard and degenerate who will blossom under heroine's loving light and will mend his wicked ways。 Didn't care much for either of them。 DNF for now but still interested in book #3。 。。。more
Olga
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idc i love my Victorian smuti think i liked ripley and olympia better in A Duke in Shining Armor but still HIS GRACE WITH AN ANGEL FACE 🥵🥵🥵 I just felt like I was waiting the whole book and think that Cassandra and Ashmont didn’t have as much chemistry as Olympia and Ripley。But lowk love the childhood crush trope Is next book about Blackwood？？？ He’s most intriguing😼😼"he wanted to hit somebody"same ashmont， same。 idc i love my Victorian smuti think i liked ripley and olympia better in A Duke in Shining Armor but still HIS GRACE WITH AN ANGEL FACE 🥵🥵🥵 I just felt like I was waiting the whole book and think that Cassandra and Ashmont didn’t have as much chemistry as Olympia and Ripley。But lowk love the childhood crush trope Is next book about Blackwood？？？ He’s most intriguing😼😼"he wanted to hit somebody"same ashmont， same。 。。。more
Kim
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This one had great character development。 Good characters， too， and not just the main two。
Thejoycircuit
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Cassandra Pomfret is honest about her strong opinions， but since she's a woman， she causes an uproar pretty much wherever she goes。 Her beautiful， sweet younger sister has just come out， but her father is so taken aback by all the attention she garners that he decides her season is over until Cassandra marries。 The Duke of Ashmont is rich， a rake， Cassandra's childhood crush， and a disaster。 After he causes an accident that puts Cassandra in danger， she agrees to a fake engagement until the rumo Cassandra Pomfret is honest about her strong opinions， but since she's a woman， she causes an uproar pretty much wherever she goes。 Her beautiful， sweet younger sister has just come out， but her father is so taken aback by all the attention she garners that he decides her season is over until Cassandra marries。 The Duke of Ashmont is rich， a rake， Cassandra's childhood crush， and a disaster。 After he causes an accident that puts Cassandra in danger， she agrees to a fake engagement until the rumors die down。 The only problem is， Ashmont has fallen in love with her and has only so long to woo her。 • Adorable riff on Taming of the Shrew• Loved that basically the whole book is Ashmont swooning over Cassandra and trying to get her to like him• Cassandra was great， I enjoyed all the sideplots and machinations， that her sister wasn't one dimensional， and appreciated that her mother has a hero moment near the end。 。。。more
Fita
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I keep saying that heroine in Historical Romance forgive their hero easily， forgiveness is not a bag of candy you give away easily。 But this book make me realised that it actually really boring when the hero tried so hard to redeem himself to be worthy of the heroine。 I skimmed a lot of this book and can't wait it's over， I didn't even read the last page of this book， because life is too short and I've wasted a considerable amount of time trying to like this one。 Also another thing， why is she a I keep saying that heroine in Historical Romance forgive their hero easily， forgiveness is not a bag of candy you give away easily。 But this book make me realised that it actually really boring when the hero tried so hard to redeem himself to be worthy of the heroine。 I skimmed a lot of this book and can't wait it's over， I didn't even read the last page of this book， because life is too short and I've wasted a considerable amount of time trying to like this one。 Also another thing， why is she a Miss if her father is a Lord and held a high position in a Court？ 。。。more
fiamma
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GOODNESS。 i barely finished the first book in the series and you know， i HAD to read this one immediately， because i was so intrigued about what would happen with lucius after all the mess he made before。 in spite of everything i had a soft spot for him and upon further reading he only endeared himself more to me。 he was such a disaster - some thought him a lost cause， and they had reasons enough to believe that， but of course he came around。 after all the business with the duel and the accident GOODNESS。 i barely finished the first book in the series and you know， i HAD to read this one immediately， because i was so intrigued about what would happen with lucius after all the mess he made before。 in spite of everything i had a soft spot for him and upon further reading he only endeared himself more to me。 he was such a disaster - some thought him a lost cause， and they had reasons enough to believe that， but of course he came around。 after all the business with the duel and the accident and cassandra simply refusing to suffer his shortcomings （as well she ought！） he set about improving himself with the same unwavering determination he used to carry out the most outrageous pranks。 overall he was a hopeless himbo， desperately in love with a girl who refused to have him unless he became someone worthy and dependable， which he did。as for cassandra - she was wonderful。 she cared so much， and her heart was always in the right place。 i admired her fire and tenacity， the way she refused to back down and be the mild spineless lady almost everyone hoped she would be instead of her natural untameable self。 she refused to conform， not because she delighted in rebelling but because she understood the necessity of it。 someone had to stand up and do the right thing and help those who needed helping， and she didn't for an instant entertain leaving it to others as many a lady of her station might have done。 i loved her for it。 and i also loved that she refused to put up with lucius' nonsense。 yes， she used to think he hung the moon and stars in the sky when she was younger， but she became disillusioned and as grown， mature woman made him WORK to earn her respect。 nothing else would do， no matter his charm or otherworldly good looksas a couple i adored them together。 like i said i loved lucius but he's not a brilliant man by a long stretch。 this was clear to everyone including himself。 he acknowledged cassandra as his better in this regard and it didn't shame him in the least。 he knew she was brightest and it didn't cross his mind to try to diminish her but instead appreciated her and did his best to understand and he read - mary wollstonecraft！ - to get a better idea of what she talked about and why it was so important to her。 then he read again and again until the ideas made sense and in general kept trying to be the kind of man who deserved to be by her side。 and cassandra saw the facts and believed in him as fiercely as she had before， this enhanced by her now being aware of his flaws， in spite of which she loved him completely， as he did her。 i was utterly charmed by them。 i can only hope to see a little more of them in alice and blackwood's book 。。。more
Christy
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Really ended up liking it a lot。 Sort of hated her dad， loved her mom and LOVED the Duke。 I love love love stories with the man chasing the woman with whom he is besotted。 This is THAT。 I love honest communication and adult convo。 THIS IS THAT！ I love secondary love stories and grandparents who stick up for their grandchildren。 This is that。 I'll definitely be reading more Really ended up liking it a lot。 Sort of hated her dad， loved her mom and LOVED the Duke。 I love love love stories with the man chasing the woman with whom he is besotted。 This is THAT。 I love honest communication and adult convo。 THIS IS THAT！ I love secondary love stories and grandparents who stick up for their grandchildren。 This is that。 I'll definitely be reading more 。。。more
Meggie
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First half: meh。 Second half: a slightly more engrossing read。 I had a similar problem with the previous book， A Duke in Shining Armor， where I just wasn't feeling it for the first 50% of the book。 The Dis-Graces are meant to be this misbehaving pranking trio， but thus far they just seem hopelessly juvenile and overindulged。 In the beginning of Ten Things I Hate About the Duke， Ashmont was a drunk disgrace and Cassandra seemed unnecessarily cruel at times。 Once we hit the fake engagement plan， w First half: meh。 Second half: a slightly more engrossing read。 I had a similar problem with the previous book， A Duke in Shining Armor， where I just wasn't feeling it for the first 50% of the book。 The Dis-Graces are meant to be this misbehaving pranking trio， but thus far they just seem hopelessly juvenile and overindulged。 In the beginning of Ten Things I Hate About the Duke， Ashmont was a drunk disgrace and Cassandra seemed unnecessarily cruel at times。 Once we hit the fake engagement plan， we get a lot of scenes of Ashmont trying to behave well/reform himself and Cassandra addressing her conflicted feelings， but it's a uphill battle to get to that point。 。。。more
Shirley Hanes
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Well written and sexyThe characters are not the cookie cutter type found in many romance novels。 The plot moved along without leaving the reader bored。 The emotional intelligence of the characters makes this novel sexy。
Lindsay C Skene
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Romance at its bestUnique characters， interesting plot， redemption， reconciliation， even made me chuckle a few times。 Great dialogue， satisfying ending。 Will seek this author out for more。
Eliza
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LC and me have a love hate relationship。 My head is not in this book， so I'll come back to it one day。 LC and me have a love hate relationship。 My head is not in this book， so I'll come back to it one day。 。。。more
Runell
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I didn't like this one as much as I liked the first book in the series。 The banter between the characters wasn't nearly as good， I wasn't as invested in the love story， and it was just meh。 I didn't like this one as much as I liked the first book in the series。 The banter between the characters wasn't nearly as good， I wasn't as invested in the love story， and it was just meh。 。。。more
Carol
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A profligate Duke falls in love with a feminist activist。 A silly Regency romance， but entertaining， and perfect for these pandemic days。
Amanda
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4。5 Stars
KAR
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Just blah and annoying。。。DNF。。。I did skim thru to end。 #1。 Tired of bluestocking who is oh so strong in herself and personality and needs no one。10 things I hate about this book。 I could go on， but you get the gist。
Laura Harris
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I really did enjoy this book but I’m not sure what I felt was missing。 I feel it was written in the style of romance books from the nineteenth century。 It didn’t feel like it was a modern read， which I enjoyed。 I loved the banter between the h/h and especially the directness that Cassandra used。 I laughed at the befuddlement of Lucius being unable to fully understand Cassandra。 But it made sense since he is a product of a misogynistic world。 For a man of that time period to embrace women’s right I really did enjoy this book but I’m not sure what I felt was missing。 I feel it was written in the style of romance books from the nineteenth century。 It didn’t feel like it was a modern read， which I enjoyed。 I loved the banter between the h/h and especially the directness that Cassandra used。 I laughed at the befuddlement of Lucius being unable to fully understand Cassandra。 But it made sense since he is a product of a misogynistic world。 For a man of that time period to embrace women’s rights was unusual。 He was adorable as he attempted to flex his unused brain and celebrated，admired， respected Cassandra。 I found this to be subdued not really a bodice ripper。 It’s more of a slow burn。 When the stories main strife occurred I found I loved the solution， to me it seemed real and reasonable。 This story is a gentle romp through the growth and development of a untutored self indulgent man and a independent impetuous do-gooder female。 They are two sides of the same coin。 。。。more
Julianna Hartcourt
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https://songedunenuitdete。com/2021/07。。。Dans l’ensemble， j’ai passé un excellent moment avec cette romance historique。 Même si le héros ne m’a absolument pas fait fantasmer， parce que pas mon genre du tout， j’ai adoré assister à ses efforts pour essayer de conquérir Cassandra。 Le pauvre rame pas mal （Alain Souchon sort de ma tête ！） Sous un ciel d’étoiles n’est pas un récit dramatique et très sérieux， il fait plus office de comédie romantique historique。 C’est savoureux et léger。À lire sans modé https://songedunenuitdete。com/2021/07。。。Dans l’ensemble， j’ai passé un excellent moment avec cette romance historique。 Même si le héros ne m’a absolument pas fait fantasmer， parce que pas mon genre du tout， j’ai adoré assister à ses efforts pour essayer de conquérir Cassandra。 Le pauvre rame pas mal （Alain Souchon sort de ma tête ！） Sous un ciel d’étoiles n’est pas un récit dramatique et très sérieux， il fait plus office de comédie romantique historique。 C’est savoureux et léger。À lire sans modération ❤ 。。。more
Emily
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A generous five starsI really enjoyed this book。 The five stars are not indicative of an amazing piece of literature but rather the simple delight of enjoying a fun book with admirable characters， A sweet romance and a happy ending。
Kate
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Now I'm off to watch the Heath Ledger movie。。。。 Now I'm off to watch the Heath Ledger movie。。。。 。。。more
Carol Andrade | _carolcabrita
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So far this the only historical romance where things like talking to a man alone actually had consequences。 In others the character said "oh， this is improper" but nothing *really* came out it。 In Ten Things I Hate About the Duke there are talks about consequences and actually consequences。 I appreciate that。 Although I expected to love this book， I liked it enough。 It was a fun read and I'm planning to read others by the author。 So far this the only historical romance where things like talking to a man alone actually had consequences。 In others the character said "oh， this is improper" but nothing *really* came out it。 In Ten Things I Hate About the Duke there are talks about consequences and actually consequences。 I appreciate that。 Although I expected to love this book， I liked it enough。 It was a fun read and I'm planning to read others by the author。 。。。more
Rose
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3。5
Barbara
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A delightful plot with a heroine almost deliberately heading to spinsterhood and a hero determined to turn her around。 I learned some new things about the London social scene that added to my appreciation of the story。
Danielle Book Boss
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I enjoyed this one。 Some things I particularly liked were:1。 Cassandra was a great heroine。 Feminist in her own right。 Helpful almost to her own detriment but still very smart。 Headstrong without being too stupid to live。 2。 I enjoyed the side characters。 They gave some real depth to the story and moved it along nicely。 I particularly liked interactions that included Cassandra's mother。 So what kept this from being a higher rating？ A couple of things:1。 I don't know anything about Lucius outside I enjoyed this one。 Some things I particularly liked were:1。 Cassandra was a great heroine。 Feminist in her own right。 Helpful almost to her own detriment but still very smart。 Headstrong without being too stupid to live。 2。 I enjoyed the side characters。 They gave some real depth to the story and moved it along nicely。 I particularly liked interactions that included Cassandra's mother。 So what kept this from being a higher rating？ A couple of things:1。 I don't know anything about Lucius outside of his connection to his friends and even more so for this story， his relationship with Cassandra。 We get a quick line or two about his childhood and we have uncle Fred but really I don't know much about why he is who is though I will say Loretta Chase did a good job showing why he became the person he is with Cassandra and in the world now。 2。 I would have liked to see some interactions with the other dukes。 They featured so heavily in the first book。 。。。more
Nicoletta Micillo
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