A review by yourbookishbff
A Scandalous Kind of Duke by Mia Vincy

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The third installment in Vincy's Longhope Abbey series focuses on our mysterious artist, Juno, and the Duke of Dammerton (Leo) and their unlikely, class-divide love story. Unfortunately, this story builds on a lot of plot devices/power dynamics I really, really struggle with - a Duke and a woman of a lower class and a conflict that continually reminds us that responsibility to his family will always mean thinking of others as less-than, a constant tangle of miscommunication, half-truths and assumptions, and a woman suffering devastating career setbacks on page (thanks I HATE IT). Vincy's writing is beautiful, and I think her conflict remains faithful to her characters, it just isn't one that will ever sit quite right for me.

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