HR-ML's Reviews > The Duke Undone

England October 1881, onward.

Anthony, a duke, did not get on w/ his late sire, + his late
mom died in an asylum. His sister went missing. Anthony
had dyslexia & PTSD. He drank too much & had difficulty
w/ decision-making. You'd think he would have learned
command & confidence & decisiveness while serving in
the Army?

Per his late sire's will, Anthony accounted to Yardley, who
oversaw the hero's properties and behaviors IE did the H
drink alcohol? create scandal(s)? Anthony was nearly 30.
Surely he would've had an independent solicitor review
this will? Since when did an underling boss around a duke?

Lucy, an artist & seamstress lived w/ her equally talented
'genius' seamstress aunty. These ladies and their friends
faced eviction in the recently condemned large house all
these merchants shared.

Lucy sold the nude painting she made of the H when she
discovered his unknown self, bosky & outside, in an alley.
On another day, h + sober H met. His had justified anger.
Later she asked Anthony to help prevent the eviction.

Anthony at times did not seem present & did not use
his duke power. I kept waiting for him to assert himself,
especially w/ the Y-man. Could Lucy depend on the H?

The MCs seemed good together. The author knew how to
write a story. I wished she'd written a tighter story & left
out too much self-reflection by the MCs.