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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Desperate Duchesses is brimming with sharply drawn characters, intrigue and wickedly clever plotting. Ms. James lured me into her world and while I enjoyed Roberta and her lover, I'm dying to know what happened with the other characters as well. Her use of chess matches was particularly...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Absolute hilarity!!! I abosolutely loved ALL of the characters! You literally felt like they were real people!! One of my Top 10 Favorites!! Absolutely perfect!!”
Jem wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Eloisa James takes the romantic novel formula and adds refreshing twists you never see coming. She has a strong writing style and no two of her books are alike. ”
MercurialMe wrote this review Monday, September 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really wanted to give this book 4 stars, but I couldn't. I really liked the hero, Damon, but I found that James focused too much on the side characters. She was so busy setting up the story, that I didn't feel like Roberta and Damon got the book they deserved. I really hope the rest of the series won't feel like this. I have really enjoyed her other work and am willing to keep reading.”
Brittany S wrote this review Saturday, May 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Has all the drama, intriguing affairs, delicious suspense, and relationship issues that happened in the television series, but with lots of romance and comical moments caused by the wilful and colossal misunderstandings perpetrated by the main characters involved. Stringing all these plot fillers together is the friendship amongst the four intelligent titled women, and the heartbreaks and emotional battles they go through before finding true happiness.”
imbag wrote this review Saturday, March 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent book. Combines two things that I like most-----Chess and Romance. You should read it!”
Grace M wrote this review Monday, September 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Desperate Duchesses is brimming with sharply drawn characters, intrigue and wickedly clever plotting. Ms. James lured me into her world and while I enjoyed Roberta and her lover, I'm dying to know what happened with the other characters as well. Her use of chess matches was particularly compelling. She's won herself a fan!”
Emily Bryan wrote this review Wednesday, July 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Really enjoyed this book. A little hard to follow all the character. Definately worth reading.”
2Prairiedogs wrote this review Tuesday, May 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“This book begins a new series by Eloisa James. The heroine has been depicted as deformed in newspaper cartoons because of her father's over-the-top behavior trying to get her married. He's utterly devoted to her—but he also keeps his mistresses at his home, so the heroine's reputation is not the best. And his over-the-top attempts to repair her reputation only backfire. So she decides to fix things for herself. Against papa's wishes, she heads to London to invite herself to stay with the Duchess of Beaumont, with whom she is distantly related—and who probably doesn't know she exists. She's determined to marry the Duke of Villiers, because he seems the sort of man who'll never embarrass her with an over-the-top public display. The Duchess of Beaumont is in a state of scandalous, domestic war with her husband and sees the heroine as yet another move in the game. The Duchess is also a top chess player, and gets Villiers to the house to become enamored of the heroine by challenging him to a chess game. But the duchess's brother finds the heroine intriguing and begins pursuing her. And—there are many more characters than I can keep track of, looking back over the story. It's complex, with lots of story lines and motives and events twining through everything. The “war” between Beaumont and his duchess looks to be the thread binding this series together. It's definitely Georgian era—much more wide-open morally than the later Regency, and the difference is entertaining. I enjoyed the story a lot.”
Gail Dayton wrote this review Sunday, July 29 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“How would you like to be saddled with a father who 'championed' you with verses of very bad poetry and insisted you wore badly made dresses to support local industry? In the world of the marriage market, this could be problematic. I thought this heroine was gutsy. She set out to change her life, try to overcome her obstacles. I thought the relationship between an unhappy husband and wife as secondary characters was very well played, too.”
jennieadams wrote this review Wednesday, July 18 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“I read a lot of Regency romances, so this set in the Georgian period, was a refreshing change of pace. A lot of people didn't like the secondary characters and their subplot, but I didn't mind, and I am curious to see how they play out. I will defintiely keep reading the series. ”
MrsPixie wrote this review Monday, June 25 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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