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Book Review of Desperate Duchesses (Desperate Duchesses, Bk 1)

Desperate Duchesses (Desperate Duchesses, Bk 1)
Desperate Duchesses (Desperate Duchesses, Bk 1)
Author: Eloisa James
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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I honestly dont know what the author was thinking when she wrote this book! I understand that she was setting up the series but come on. I honestly think that Damon and Roberta only took up A QUARTER of the whole book. What's worse is that the scenes of the two of them were promising and left you wanting more...he was sweet and she was witty, and his child was adorably rambunctious. But then the next 70 pages would be about the duchess and Beaumont and Villiers and chess until you got another snippet of Roberta and Damon. Ms. James should take notes from Julia Quinns Bridgerton series on how to write connecting stories that still have main characters. Honestly if this was written maybe as a supplemental character guide it would be one thing, but I wanted to be swept away in Roberta and Damons story!!! Ps...can someone email me if they know who Teddys mother is from the rest of the books (I'm sure not reading them)? I can't believe she didn't say who it was!!