Not That Duke: A Would-Be Wallflowers Novel

I was fully enjoying the book at first. But as time went on, you never seemed able to make me believe that he truly loved Stella as much as he supposedly didn't love Jasmine. I felt right up to and through the epilogue that Stella got a raw deal, a half assed, second-rate love! All of the lust in the world isn't love! You made the earl's love for Jasmine seem deeper and more real.I was sorely disappointed in the ending! You had him tell the woman he "loves" how much he loves another woman's smile! Long after he supposedly realized that he never truly loved Jasmine. I hate that you've left me feeling sad and disappointed on Stella's behalf because you never really gave her a true adoring love. It just didn't happen.

This book was a pure delight. I absolutely adored Stella and I felt a deep kinship with her. Silvester, if I'm honest was sometimes a challenge, especially in the beginning but as you dig deeper and learn more, he truly becomes much more likable. I really liked these two as a couple. Maybe it was simply my foolish romantic heart that still endlessly yearns for that girl who just doesn't fit societal norms to not only capture the hot guy's eye but win his heart.

I absolutely love the female main character! Stella constantly hears how she should act during her debut season. However, her cleverness and knowledge can’t be contained. On top of that, it’s vital that she wears her spectacles, she has freckles, and her curvy body is supposedly not in fashion. She doesn’t let anything keep her down for too long. She doesn’t give a fig about the charming Silvester’s ducal title.