Sharyn's Reviews > The Duke Is Mine

I did not like this book, which is disappointing since I absolutely loved When Beauty Tamed the Beast. I think the issue was I did not like the heroine, Olivia, at all. She was too brash and loved to make fun of everyone, mostly to annoy her mother. I actually liked, and identified, more with her sister Georgiana. Which is not good when the hero is deciding between Olivia and Georgiana as his next wife (I kept thinking "Pick Georgie!").

Also, Olivia has been promised to Rupert, a mentally challenged Duke's heir, since they were children, due to an agreement between their fathers. Again, I really sympathized with Rupert, and while I don't think Olivia is a good match for him, I still didn't like how things ended up for Rupert.

And, it seemed to me that the only thing Quin, the hero Duke, likes about Olivia is her full-figured body. Truly, for him, it was love at first sight, just knowing it was a woman with a "fleshy" body ("fleshy" was used a lot). This also didn't make sense as his first wife seemed to be thin so Olivia shouldn't have been his "type". I think it would have made a difference if his first wife had been full-figured as well.

Finally, the last part of the story, which had been taking place in London, or the Duke's country house, suddenly veers off into France and , to me, went further out of control. Too bad as I had been looking forward to this book.