Duchess by Night by Eloisa James review

Duchess By Night by Eloisa James
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

After reading the first book in the Desperate Duchesses series I was looking forward to reading the second book. Unlucky for me though I hadn't bought it, although I thought I did, it turns out I missed it.

But I didn't want to wait to read more of the series, so I thought "Why not go ahead and read the third book?" I felt terribly bad because I usually like to read my books in their order, but I just couldn't help it as the promise of reading about the hijinks of all the duchesses prevailed.

So I started reading. It took me a minute to get into the book. I remember loving Desperate Duchesses after the first fifty pages. It took me awhile to love this one. My first complaint was that it didn't seem as funny as the first book and I don't think it is. I think the humor in this book is more subtle.

After the first 120 pages I grew to love the characters. I waited eagerly for the moment when Jem would discover that Harry Cope aka Harriet was a woman. When he finally confronted her, I thought it was perfect. I love the way Ms. James sat that up.

The rest of the book was lovely and I knew the moment when Jem and Harriet would separate was coming up. I didn't dread it, I just wanted to know how they would find their way back to each other.

I thought the end was satisfying with both Jem and Harriet realizing their mistakes and what they each wanted.

The epilogue was sweet as well.

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