Kelsey (Bookishly Nerdy)'s Reviews > The Duke Undone

I was lucky to be gifted an eARC of this book to review. This is a great rom-com story, with crazy shenanigans and the steamy tension one looks for in a historical romance. I have not read anything by this author before, but the synopsis of this story sounded amazing and I knew I had to give it a try.

This follows a duke and a lower class lady who are connected because of a painting she created of him. Due to the nature surrounding the painting, they strike up a bargain to help each other out without something they are struggling with. It is truly your perfect hate to love regency England romance, and I loved it.

The thing that took me most by surprise is the status difference between our main characters. In most romances I’ve read, they are close in status so I am always certain of the outcome. Because there is such a difference in this book, it had me guessing the whole time. I was truly worried over what was going to happen between our main couple. I haven’t been this stressed reading a book in a while.

I will say that this is not very historically accurate. I found modern words and ideas used throughout the novel, which took me out of the experience a little bit. If I had known that before going in, I think this would have gotten full stars. But because I was taken out of the story, I couldn’t.

Otherwise, all the normal things that one would expect from a historical romance were there, and I loved every second of it. This was so much fun, and the tension between our characters was written so well! I will definitely be trying more books from this author in the future!