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yourbookishbff 's review for:
A Scandalous Kind of Duke
by Mia Vincy
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The third installment in Vincy's Longhope Abbey series focuses on our mysterious artist, Juno, and the Duke of Dammerton (Leo) and their unlikely, class-divide love story. Unfortunately, this story builds on a lot of plot devices/power dynamics I really, really struggle with - a Duke and a woman of a lower class and a conflict that continually reminds us that responsibility to his family will always mean thinking of others as less-than, a constant tangle of miscommunication, half-truths and assumptions, and a woman suffering devastating career setbacks on page (thanks I HATE IT). Vincy's writing is beautiful, and I think her conflict remains faithful to her characters, it just isn't one that will ever sit quite right for me.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Alcohol