Comments on: Desperate Duchesses series by Eloisa James

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:32:22 +0000

I finally finished this series. I loved Villiers's book and I think it'll make my keeper list.

SonomaLass -- Have you read Lynsay Sands's The Switch? The premise is dress-as-a-boy and I found it hilarious.

By: The post formerly known as Saturday’s post - Book Thingo

The post formerly known as Saturday’s post - Book Thingo — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:47:31 +0000

[...] also just realised that we forgot to run a giveaway when Wandergurl posted her review of the Desperate Duchesses series by Eloisa James. My bad! To make up for it, and to make up for this horrendously late Advent Tour post, we’re [...]

By: SonomaLass

SonomaLass — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:51:04 +0000

I liked these books. A lot. I didn’t even mind the length of the series, although I was glad that Jemma’s story resolved in book 5 rather than 6. The dress-as-a-boy device is a must-read for me, even though it often disappoints, which made book 3 special for me. Even 2 and 4 were enjoyable reads for me; as usual, James handles the delightful secondary characters (and primary characters returning as secondary) extremely well.

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:10:42 +0000

Hi, Mary. I'm assuming your comment is for the Desperate Duchesses giveaway, so I've copied it over to the giveaway post. :-)

By: Mary Preston

Mary Preston — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:03:45 +0000

The obvious answer is the Queen but the King has more power, room to maneuver & generally more fun: so King me.

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:23:49 +0000

I have this series on my TBR pile. I’ve read the first 2, but decided to wait until the entire series was out before reading the rest. Jemma’s love triangle—I can’t handle that kind of suspense!

By: SarahT

SarahT — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:59:25 +0000

Wonderful summary of the series! My take on the various books is very similar to yours.
‘Desperate Duchesses’: An enjoyable tale and a fun start to the series.
‘An Affair before Christmas’: The weakest book by far. There were too many secondary characters vying for attention and stealing scenes from the main couple.
‘Duchess by Night’: This was so much better than its predecessor. Probably my second favourite in the series.
‘When the Duke Returns’: I liked this book overall but I felt it dragged in places. I found the lead up to Jemma and Elijah’s book the most interesting part of it.
‘This Duchess of Mine’: I enjoyed the conclusion to Jemma and Elijah’s romance, despite the touch of melodrama at times.
‘A Duke of Her Own’: This was hands down my favourite book in the series and one of my favourite romances of 2009. I wasn’t at all convinced by Villiers in the earlier books and I was sure the plot with all the illegitimate children was doomed to fail. But I was wrong! This is a brilliantly witty book and an excellent end to the series.

By: Laine

Laine — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:12:11 +0000

Strange how we all have different tastes. My favourite was An Affair Before Christmas and my least favourite was Duchess By Night.

I really felt sympathy for Poppy – she had a horrible mother, and I cheered when Fletch got her back for all the horrible things she did.

I nearly went frantic after number 4 when the geographic restrictions on ebooks hit and I couldn’t buy number 5 for a while.

I’d recommend this series to historical fans. Interesting that it’s Georgian and not the usual regency.