A review by yourbookishbff
The Duke Makes Me Feel... by Adriana Herrera

funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was a perfect novella, with a really tight timeline, insta-lust that turns into more, and an ending that feels authentically hopeful, even when it can't tie off every bow (and shouldn't, honestly!). Our female main character is a Black herbalist and our male main character is a new aristo (one of those unlikely Dukes) raised by his practical Quaker mother and grandmother (his dad's there too but he sucks). He needs her help to track down his half sister, who has fled legal trouble in England to live with her partner (also our female main character's sister) in Paris. This is a whirlwind trip for a Duke and an herbalist, and the Paris setting makes sense for the suspension of reality that we feel. If you love on-page birth control use in histrom (she wears a cervical cap and he carries French letters), lots of laughing during sex, women who know what they want and demand it, and the pretty rogues who preen for them, this is for you. Also note, our female main character is bi/pan. 
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