Lynn Spencer's Reviews > The Duke Is Mine

I went into this book knowing only that other readers had told me it had a wonderful nerdy mathematician hero. I love fairytales and I'm always up for a nerdy hero, so I thought this would be a solid win.

Oh hell no. I'm nowhere near finished and I just want to launch it into space. Left out of the rave reviews is the fact that the heroine, Olivia, is already betrothed. The fiance is younger than she is (he's 18, she's early 20s) and he suffers from what sounds like a brain injury at birth. This man's disabilities and limitations get played for comic relief at times, the heroine clearly looks down on him, and I cannot believe someone actually found that acceptable.

I work with disabled adults professionally and as I read this book, I couldn't help thinking that some of the supposedly "good" characters in this story are exactly the sorts of people from whom my clients need protection. I've liked some of the series, but this installment is a pass.