Ash (so there’s this book)'s Reviews > His Grace, The Duke

Have you read Pucking Around? This is just regency Pucking Around but, in my opinion, less well done. This is only my third book by Emily Rath, and they’ve all been polyam books, so this could be a misinterpretation, but it seems like Rath writes the same exact formula for every polyam book?

Rosalie = Rachel
Burke = Jake
Tom = Caleb
James = Ilmari
(Although James and Tom and Caleb and Ilmair could honestly be interchangeable.)

I think my biggest two issues with this duet are length, and the dialogue. This did not need to be two separate books, and it definitely didn’t need to be as drawn out as it was. All the plot twists and “character development” (in quotes because I don’t really think there was any) could have happened in one book. This story was so drawn out and boring near the end, I skimmed the last 15-20%.

The dialogue. Specifically in regards to the romantic scenes and the smutty scenes. How do I explain the dialogue? It’s over gratuitous, way too fluffy, and repetitive. It would be like, “what do you need? Do you need my Burke?”
“Yes, I just - ugh I need your Burke. Please Burke, I need you.”
And. I. Just. Can’t. Do. It. Anymore. It was the same way in Pucking Around, but it worked better, or was written better, imo.

I wish I could say this was a slam dunk, but really it was not for me.