Jilly's Reviews > The Duke Is Mine

This book was weird.
Before reading it, I looked over a few reviews and was prepared to be outraged because everyone talked about how there is a poor mentally challenged boy who is treated badly and made fun of. But, actually, even though the heroine makes fun of him to her sister, in private, because she isn't thrilled to be marrying a young boy, from there on - she defends him and is sweet and loyal to him. So, I don't know. It wasn't as offensive as everyone is making it out to be. Only a little offensive. The author really stepped in it with that mistake. She should have just made the fiance an ass, or even just plain old stupid and vain. But no, she gives a medical reason why Rupert isn't like the other boys and lets loose a fire-storm.
Whatevs. I'm just glad it isn't me receiving all of the hate for once. Lord knows that I get my share of critics. And, hey, hello? Do I seem like the kind of person who gives a fuck if you don't like my review?


Actually, I don't even care enough to put my hands all the way up in the air. That sounds like a lot of work.

So, that's kind of weird. But, the real weird thing about this book is that there is a ye' old Justin Bieber in it. It's totally bizarre.
He's 16, and his name is Lord Justin Fiebvre. He's a singer and writer of poems. He is requested to sing by all of the young girls at a house party and they are crowding around him. Seriously. Here's a quote from the book so you know I'm not lying or seeing things that aren't there:

"They all turned, to find Lord Justin Fiebvre making his characteristic flamboyant entry. He paused for a moment in the doorway, threw back the lock of hair that constantly - and, one had to believe, deliberately - obscured his eyes....



REALLY, book? REALLY?

I'm perplexed. Why in the hell would a grown-ass woman write a Justin Bieber character in a book to be read by other grown-ass women? Why?


See? Embarrassment should have stopped this from happening.

Okay, so then the next weird thing was that the first time they have sex, it's in a tree. But, I approve of that. Completely. We have a lot of squirrels in our neighborhood, but when it's go-time, I make them get the hell out of the way so the hubs and I can climb up and have a nooner. Hey, if you ever tried to have sex again after having children, you'd understand. Those little buggers are determined cock-blockers. They could keep rabbits from mating just by refusing to sleep in their own bed. "Bun Bun, can I sleep with you tonight? My tummy hurts. I heard a noise. There's a monster. I'm lonely. I'm thirsty. I can't sleep. My toe hurts. My room is too hot, too cold, too blue."



Wait, so where was I?
Oh yeah. Weird.
Then, after everything seemingly works out, there is another whole little story about them doing some daring rescue mission in France for a soldier. I couldn't help but think there were more qualified people to take on this mission - you know more than a 30-something year old duke who'd never worked a day in his life and a 24 yr old girl who's never worked a day in her life. (What's with these lazy-ass people?) So, that was out there. And, totally unnecessary.(view spoiler)[ But, the reason seemed to be that the author just couldn't let Olivia simply break her engagement.(view spoiler)[ She wasn't happy until Rupert was dead. (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

Here's this book in picture form. It sums it up completely.