Jack goes kicking and screaming along for the nightmarish ride with only Grace to keep him sane. He wants nothing to do with the old woman, expect maybe her companion, Grace Eversleigh, and the Dowager Duchess wants nothing but Jack installed as Duke and will do anything and use anyone to get her way. Jack is just as dumbstruck as Lady Cavendish when it comes out that he is her grandson, although they show it in two absolutely different ways. Thomas is the usual straight-laced nobleman, respectable and responsible, which I usually like in a hero, but up against Jack, Thomas just didn’t stand a chance in my eyes. But he also gives his ill-gotten gains to the poor, keeping just enough for himself to get by on, so you know early on he’s not really a bad sort and has a wicked sense of humor. The Lost Duke of Wyndham (The Two Dukes of Wyndham, Book 1)Īs much as I liked Thomas, the current Duke in this first book, I liked Jack Audley the would-be duke, because he’s witty and rakish, which, of course, he has to be considering he’s a highwayman. Quinn was obviously trying something a little different, and, for the most part, I think she succeeded. That didn’t bother me all that much, mostly because I enjoyed the first book more mainly due to Jack, the hero, and also because that’s where all the action in the the arc of the story was.
There is literally the exact same characters discussing the exact same issues in the exact same circumstances, but those scenes are interspersed with the hero’s and heroine’s thoughts and actions. While I agree with the sentiment to a point, this second book is still a good story, even while told from another set of characters’ point of view. I’ve read some pretty harsh comments from some folks about that fact.
Cavendish, I Presume, about readers being disappointed it is only a regurgitation of scenes word for word that have already happened in this first book, The Lost Duke of Wyndham. There’s been a lot of talk since the release of the second book of this duo, Mr. Historical romances released by Avon 27 May 08 and Sept 08
Sandy M reviews The Two Dukes of Wyndham Series by Julia Quinn
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