Ne'er Duke Well

4.5/5

That was so fun! I usually love Regency romances and this one wasn't the exception. The writing was clever and fun, the characters amazing, the plot interesting and engaging.

I loved both characters. And I loved the relationship between Silena and Peter. I loved how she tried to get him to marry someone, bu fell for him instead, and how he couldn't even imagine marrying anybody else, not even for a moment. I wish we had more of them - I would have loved a prologue with their first meeting all all the encounters that happened since then that were vaguely referenced in the book. Because at first, it seemed as if the book began in the middle and I missed a huge chunk of the plot or a backstory. I would have loved to see more of when Peter first came to England and met Silena - perhaps a few flashback scenes interwoven into a plot would have explain their relationship and connection beer. But other than that, I enjoyed the book.

I wish we met Will, though. I hoped he would come back at the end of the book to meet Peter. His relationship with Selina was supposedly special, and I get that he was hurt after what happened to his family - though I hoped he would have come back at the end. Perhaps in the next book? I would like him to come back and perhaps become interested in Lydia? I would have loved to see that.

All in all, the book was amazing and I will definitely check out Alexandra Vasti's books.

Thank you, NetGalley and Atlantic Books for proving me with the ARC of this book for my honest review.