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Cómo Ligar Con Un Duque (2013)

by Megan Mulry(Favorite Author)

3.35 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Plaza & Janés

series

Unruly Royals

review 1: A Royal Pain is a great romantic comedy read, showcasing not only the fairy tale life of royalty and the fantasy of marrying into the aristocracy, but also the weight of responsibility and necessity for reconciliation between family members.Bronte Talbot is a wide-eyed dreamer who has been waiting for her Prince Charming since she was a little girl. Partly because it's what she wants, but partly because it annoyed her ambitious, elitist, academic-minded father. Her Prince hasn't arrived yet though, not even a little bit. The man she thought she'd landed and moved to Chicago for turned out not to be who she thought he was. But Bronte has succeeded admirably in her chosen career, making a name for herself as a publicist and landing a prestigious account in Sarah James, an up... more-and-coming shoe designer (and, I believe, the heroine of the next book in the series). When she decides to focus on her career and then stumbles into a flirtation with sexy British graduate student Max Hayworth, she is insistent that he is merely a "Transitional Man".Little does she know that Max also happens to be the heir to the Duke of Northrop, a Prince Charming in disguise. When the sudden death of his father forces him to tell Bronte the truth about his family, she's still not ready to commit, despite having had six weeks of very hot sex and almost constant togetherness. And while Max may have been feeling ambivalent about ascending to the Dukedom, he is not at all ambivalent about his feelings for Bronte. But between Bronte's reticence and his family's objections, there is some real doubt that this couple can make a relationship work.I thought this book was an extremely promising start to the Unruly Royals series. I'd read several of Mulry's other works, which tend more toward the spicy, and so I wasn't sure what to expect here: if she could write romantic comedy as competently as the erotic stuff. As it turns out, I needn't have worried. The chick lit vibe of A Royal Pain, coupling the romantic fantasy of a modern Duke with a modern woman's need for commitment to work and her own identity, played out brilliantly. And the family tensions in the story added a nice layer of context and conflict that served both the keep the couple apart and bring them together at various points in the book.I loved both feisty Bronte and dishy Max, alternately cheering for them and hurting for them. The complications their relationship faced were numerous and believable, making for nice dramatic tension. I also loved that the family conflicts were not all tied up in nice big bows--that there was reconciliation without fundamentally changing the sorts of family dynamics that never completely go away no matter how much you try. Not that it was completely perfect, mind you. Parts of it veered toward over-explanation of non-critical family details and business background that I had to work not to skim. But it's hard to complain about that when the book also included such luscious descriptions of Max's gorgeous house, Bronte and Sarah's lovely wardrobes and all the amazing food they ingest. So I'll take it all.A Royal Pain is a great rainy day read, a fun book that will surprise you with its depth and complexity of relationships. I'm looking forward to starting on the next book in the series!
review 2: This book was absolutely awful. The writing was not consistent; in some places it was good, and in others it was as if the writer thought she needed to cram as many adjectives into as sentence as possible. It was annoying, but no where near as annoying as the lead, Bronte. This character needed to be on medication as I'm convinced she suffers from an undiagnosed mental illness. Her hang ups are excessive, her behavior appalling, and her language crass. I'm okay with cussing, I do it myself, but she seems to have a mild case of Tourette's. She is insecure about everything...basically she never emotionally developed past the age of 13. The plot became so boring that I started skipping entire chapters. The ending was appalling. Really I could go on, but if you are the kind of person who likes strong, rational heroines and character development then do not read this book. less

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