Customer Reviews

How to Seduce a Duke

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

The heroine belongs in the "too stupid to live" category. The hero is a fribble. And in what universe does a gentleman ask a lady to wait for him while he is escorting another lady around for a few weeks?

I bought this book because of all the 5 star reviews. I should have <yawn!> saved my money. This one went in the recycling pile before I even finished it.

This book is actually very stupid and it is poorly written. The plot is not deep and the characters (oh lawd) are nonsensical. I was really irritated and this book put me to sleep several times. People, save your precious money and buy a better book.

I read the great reviews of How to Seduce a Duke and decided to purchase this book. I wish I hadn't. The heroine, Mary, is fickle, silly and worst of all bland. The male lead, Rogan, is completely forgettable. These two meet when Mary poses as a statue in a garden. When Rogan touches her to see if she is real she slaps him soundly across the face. This happens one other time too. I have never been overly fond of any heroine who hits people.

There is a mystery surrounding Mary and her three sisters which was boring and really took away from the story. Supposedly, the three girls are of royal blood. They are being sponsored in London for their first season by guardians who at times are amusing but also very scheming.

There is very little character development. Rogan and Mary go from hating each other to a sudden tryst in a carriage. Mary is petulant and stubborn and oblivious to her feelings for Rogan. She claims she is in love with Rogan's brother but there were no sparks between them and very little dialogue to convince me that she had any true romantic feelings for Rogan's brother or for Rogan for that matter. Rogan was supposed to be a rake but there was no evidence of this. Usually Avon publishes good novels. This unfortunately, is not one of them.

sorry but this book sucked. one of the worst romances I've read in awhile. the character mary , i couldn't stand her. why would anyone wated to marry her. She needed to grow up. the whole book was a disapointment

Not since "Rules Of Engagement" have I enjoyed a book more by this author. The heroine was delightful, the supporting cast just as enjoyable. Mary and her sisters are hilarious in their antics, however, Ms. Caskie allows Mary to shine. The story is Mary's and not `bogged down' with too many scenes involving her siblings. The driving scene is my favorite.

The only issues I had, which are my personal preferences, were the story was told virtually from the heroine's point-of-view. I really wanted to know what was going on in Rogan's head. The plus side is with Ms. Caskie's talent in story telling, I almost didn't mind. I found the character of Mary extremely likeable and well-developed. Rogan's, however, was a disappointment. The love scenes were mild and I felt no sexual tension.

That said, Ms. Caskie's writing is so talented, I couldn't help but read every word. "HTSAD" is just a tamer read than I am used to and many readers looking for this type of book will absolutely love it.

This was so badly written. The plotting is miserable and idiotic. The heroine is ridiculous. The hero (a Duke no less) is pathetic. i can't believe this is the author's fifth book. She still hasn't learned how to show not tell her story. The characters are poorly developed. There is no plot, only inane scenarios popping up left and right with no sense. It's like the author strung together romance-book-required phrases and subplots. She even threw in a paranormal bit with one of the sisters and a hidden passageway behind a bookcase for no reason. so ridiculous. into the dustbin. I can't believe HarperCollins published this completely pathetically written book. I can't believe i wasted my time reading it.

I didn't really love Mary at first. She was a bit bossy and prissy, and I never understood why she thought of Rogan as a rake either. The romance was just too slow for me. They're so hostile to each other the whole time, and that is so annoying after a while. It's an okay tactic to use, but it can't last too long, otherwise the reader gets fed up and doesn't understand how they could possibly end up together.

Though the sex scene (that's right, there was only one) was very steamy, the book was written sort of...well, not professionally. It was too easy to read.

Also, Caskie wrote the losing-virginity scene the same way in The Most Wicked of Sins. And it's a horribly unrealistic and unromantic scene.

Though normally a Kathryn Caskie fan (i.e. the Sinclair series), the entire concept of three silly sisters attempting to prove themselves of royal blood was close to nauseating.

I must have masochistic tendencies to have read past the first chapter that included bodies covered in rice powder to pose as marble statuary.

Have not and will not read another of this series though am looking forward to the third episode of the "Seven Deadly Sinclairs".

I have to say this is one of the worst romances I've read in awhile. I bought it because of all the good reviews, but maybe those people haven't read any Julie Garwood, Jo Beverly, Judith McNaught, Jude Deveraux, Catherine Coultier or Lisa Kleypas. I found the characters and their romantic relationship to be just about completely undeveloped and what is there is boring and juvenile. The mechanations of the "guardians" at the girls first rout is amusing, but on one page Mary & Rogan hate each and you turn to the next and they've realized how wrong they are about each other and are in love. I finished the novel with more questions than answers (was there a large number of pages missing in my copy of the book, was Rogan ever a rake/as bad as his reputation...they kept saying he was but???, did either character have even one trait that would cause another person to fall in love with him/her? what's with the mute servant girl?--I know the author's apparent use of the character, but really, how random was that?), but, ultimately I just don't care about finding the answers.

I'm sorry...I've enjoyed some of Kathryn Caskie's books, but not this one! The beginning just made me groan! It began with a silly scene and I admit things improved but only slightly. This is a plot-driven book...rich characterization is completely missing. There is no depth to any relationship in the book. The premise (3 fraternal triplets are secret princesses...it was difficult to accept triplets each with different colored hair) of this book is as implausible as the plot itself. As the denouement approaches, the hero and heroine are married by a bogus vicar but they don't know that. The unmarried couple (although they think they are legally married) takes off to find the vicar to see if he can somehow nullify the wedding as if that were even legally possible. England had laws in the 1800s which would preclude a vicar being able to do that. And surely a duke would be aware of this but he acts just as foolishly as the heroine. Anyway, this is just another silly plot device that's representative of this book. I suppose it's meant to be a light-hearted romp but I just found it inane and irritating!