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The Lost Duke of Wyndham (Two Dukes of Wyndham, Book 1)
 

The Lost Duke of Wyndham

by Julia Quinn

Jack Audley has been a highwayman.

A soldier. And he has always been a rogue. What he is not, and never wanted to be, is a peer of the realm, responsible for an ancient heritage and the livelihood of hundreds. But when he is recognized as the long-lost son of the House of Wyndham, his carefree life is over. And if his birth proves to be legitimate, then he will find himself... (read more)

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Kassiana
  • Rated 4 stars

“I wasn't expecting to like this book this much. It's a change from the Bridgerton world (which is all to the good, considering how bad Wedding, the last one, was). It still has annoying editing errors in it that I stumbled over a few times. However, the characters were good, and their situation was interesting. It's never mentioned, but the disability the hero suffers is fairly obvious to modern-day readers, and it's fun to see it highlighted at the end. Definitely worth the time. Get this one.”

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K.A. Miller
  • Rated 2 stars

“I was stunned that I was not pulled into the world and writing style I am used to delving into with Julia Quinn. It started off quite interesting, but seemed to dwindle downhill, and not pick back up until the end. The writing style was so different from what I expected, and JQ branched away from her norm, at least she seemed to have, I did not recognize any of the characters, (but it's been quite a few months since I've reread any of her novels). That bond of familiarity with introducing...”

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  • Rated 3.978723 stars
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  • Rated 0 stars
  

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  • Kym L

    kym l said:

    “I've read almost all of hers and enjoy them a lot. I'm pleased to see that they've finally given her a really cool cover.”

    posted Sunday, June 15 2008
  • K.A. Miller

    k.a. miller said:

    ““I was stunned that I was not pulled into the world and writing style I am used to delving into with Julia Quinn. It started off quite interesting, but seemed to dwindle downhill, and not pick back up until the end.

    The writing style was so different from what I expected, and JQ branched away from her norm, at least she seemed to have, I did not recognize any of the characters, (but it's been quite a few months since I've reread any of her novels). That bond of familiarity with introducing a character here or there or mainting the connection, however briefly seemed to be missing.

    Grace's character to me was just I don't know, I'd not call her the typical heroine at all. Even though she was in the forefront of the novel throughout, she felt like a sedate character fill-in. I can't quite place why I feel this??? I think the dowager took the center stage when the role should have been for Grace???

    As for Jack, he was dashing and the normal sort of hero for a regency, and I felt he was the character, along with Thomas holding the novel together really.

    The dowager, was just too much. Her character was beyond overdone - I was grossly irritated by her, and truly wanted to skip over her dialogue when it came to view. It was just to the point that I highly disliked the Lady, and wanted to hear no more of her. There should have been more sympathetic compassion for a lonely old lady, who you could tell just may have been her reasoning for her bahavior, but it was completely lacking.

    The ending, ended no other way than would be expected, and it only briefly felt as though, "okay, it's a JQ novel." The writing nearly felt forced...and lost my interest quite often while reading. I had to put this book aside quite a bit to take a break from it. Which I can assure you, I've never done with a JQ novel before. I am always ecstatic and overjoyed to the point, I cannot place her books down without reading it cover-to-cover. So this was quite a dissappointment for me.

    I don't know what else to remark upon, other than that I do hope she regains her old writing style and sticks to the candor, and witty females she often writes about vice the ones she decided upon for this novel. Perhaps, that was the problem. Although they were noticable in their manners, they seemed to lack any personality, which JQ normally portrays without any hesitance.”

    posted Thursday, June 5 2008
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