I’m not sure if I can convey my feelings into words right now but I’ll be trying anyway. It goes without saying that I’ve had extremely high expectations. Unfortunately, though, The Duchess War will go down in history as a slight disappointment—to put it mildly. Some parts I loved, some I liked and some…not at all. Up until to the 70 % mark I really thought that The Duchess War would work out for me. Hope dies last after all. With this end in mind I felt totally underwhelmed throughout the n

Kindle Freebie! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A... Sometimes love is an accident.This time, it’s a strategy. The Duchess War is the first full length novel in Courtney Milan’s Brothers Sinister series, and a story that I've been looking forward to. Having read The Governess Affair, the prequel to this story, and having read the epilogue that sets up this book, I knew that what was to come would be a wonderful, emotional read, but this... it was so much more than I had hoped for.Cover bl...

Awww! Outstanding! It was so romantic! There are not enough adjectives to convey how great this book is. It is so much more than your usual historical romance.WORKERS, read the top line in massive capital letters. And then, beneath it: ORGANIZE, ORGANIZE, ORGANIZE!!!!!"Oh, no", she protested. "I've never seen this before. And it’s really not my sort of thing." For one thing, she was fairly certain that any sentences that used more exclamation points than words was an abomination.Robert is like n...

I keep forgetting how much I enjoy Courtney Milan's books, and this one has become an instant favorite. And suddenly I'm having a hard time articulating why. I think it comes down to the characters. Minnie and Robert aren't just interesting or engaging. They are kind even as they're kind of broken. And they're witty and intelligent and, most tellingly, they need each other desperately.And I think that's the key to my engagement (with this book, at any rate). It's not just that I liked Minnie or

DNF at 26% OMG my eyes have glazed over. This book bored me so bad. After reading the first little novella in this series I was excited for this book, but Lord have mercy no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get into this read. I was so bored I got up and did dishes, came back tried again got bored went and did my yoga came back tried again. I reread the same line like 5 times and still can't tell you what I read. I just couldn't connect. The main couple have no chemistry together. The plot...

If this was set in modern times, it would be a cool story of a girl who identified as a boy for her first 12 years of life being raised by an older lesbian couple. But, this is the ye old days.Bigots!So, poor Minnie has to act like a good girl and find herself a husband. This means that she isn't allowed to do the boy things anymore, like have an opinion, act smart, or burp the alphabet. Okay, I guess the last thing is probably good. As a mother of two boys I can attest to the fact that they can...

The only good thing about this book was this cheesy lineIf you know Mrin aka me for some time...I am nothing but chessy😂Totally memorized this line heheMinnie leaned over until she found the word M"This is the most important one", she said"M is for me I'm yours even when you make mistakes", she tapped against itChessy Mrin hopes to use it at least once in her lifetimeWHAT??!! A single girl can hope!! I am thinking about adding:M is also for Mrinmayi🤣😆hmmm...how do I start this review???I just wa...

This probably shouldn't have been my first Milan book. I knew going in that a few people didn't like The Duchess War as much as some of her other works but since I'd been wanting to try the author and got a galley for book 2 of the series, I figured 'why not?'. I wasn't a fan. I mean, it wasn't bad or anything. The book wasn't on the level of 'asparagus pee' bad, but I wasn't feeling it either. There was something missing from the equation. Without lush historical descriptions or witty banter, I...

*3.5 stars, rounded up for an awesome narration*

I am dying to read a good romance, but why is it virtually impossible to find one that at least makes some logical sense?!Search continues...

I think this was a case of me not reading the book correctly, because so many of my friends loved this book to pieces and I thought it was good, but nothing exceedingly fascinating. In fact, I had to skim at different points with this book. I found it slow at first and a bit tedious with all the talk of factories. It starts off with the Duke, Robert, coming to the town of Leicester and checking out the factories. He's not too into being the duke and accidentally comes upon Minnie while he's hidi...

Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || PinterestBuddy read with the Unapologetic Romance Readers!Courtney Milan is quickly becoming one of my favorite historical romance authors - maybe even rivaling that spot in my heart reserved for Lisa Kleypas (sorry, Lisa!).One of the things I love about Milan's books are her sexy beta heroes and her incredibly intelligent heroines. THE DUCHESS WAR is no exception. Robert and Minnie meet for the first time while hiding in a parlor at a party. Rob

3.5 stars.I couldn’t warm to the heroine after she had been bought like that.Even with the hero excuses to take her back into his life, just made me more angrier.The story was good though, only I expected more loyalty from my heroine than this.(view spoiler)[The heroine preferred to take the money from the hero’s mum to leave him alone, so she can run away and hide than fighting back facing those others who looked down at her, however she wouldn’t be alone because the hero will standing by her s...

TW for discussion of rape, anxiety, PTSD, and emotional abuse with a child. I was more hesitant to go into this one because I know that not a lot of people love this one. I was really excited to try out Courtney Milan, though, so I went in with an open mind AND ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK. The beginning of this book is definitely more quiet, but I think that's just the nature of Minnie and her character. Minnie doesn't like attention and Robert immediately describes her as someone who is quiet an...

2.5 starsIt's very hard for me to rate this book. For a book with such a beautiful writing, it feels almost like a crime to give it a low rating. However, reading is not just a process of thinking, but also a process of feeling. And with romance genre, my rating should reflect how I feel toward the main characters and their way to get the HEA.With this book, what I felt mostly was frustration. When I've finished reading The Duchess War I liked the title even more because honestly, I couldn’t ima...

***5 stars***The Duchess War is intelligent, beautiful, romantic, humorous, heartbreaking. Excellent!This is everything I look for in a historical romance.Full review in December issue of InD'Tale Magazine http://www.indtale.com/reviews/duches...Reviewed for InD'Tale Magazine http://www.indtale.com/

BR for my near-annual reread of this book. Safe to say, it's more than a comfort read now!__________The moment they lay a baby on a mother's chest, the moment the groom sees his bride, the laughter in a room after a long day of work, the conversations that are so entertaining that you doubt you'll forget...Of course, life is made up of moments. Books are too, and my favorite books are the ones that capture those little and not so little moments as a series that lends itself to a character, relat...

Robert is bae. Robert is love. Robert is life.I fucking love Robert.I fucking love this book. It even had a Raahoshing scene. So much YAS.5 marry-me-robert StarsThanks fot the buddy read you awesome people over at Unapologetic Romance Readers!

Update Oct 21st, 2017I've noticed that, whenever I re-read a Courtney Milan book, how much I am used to the generic male lead characterisation of a possessive, jaw-grinding, growling man who only thinks with his dick. And then Courtney Milan comes along and actually says what it's like to be ruled by a dick, at least where the heroine is concerned. I guess the best thing to do whenever I re-read this book, is to update my review with quotes. This time it's about 'tits'...more or less. He’d obv...

Written August 18, 20144 1/2 Stars - simply delightful, a genre winnerBook #1I very much liked the novella prequel in this Brother Sinister series I read more than a year ago. #0.5 - The Governess Affair (4.5 stars) took place in London 1835 and was the story about Serena (Barton) & Hugo Marshall.Leicester 1863...This full-length romance takes place when the next generation become adults, 28 years later. We meet two people with very different backgrounds: Minnie (Wilhelmina Pursling / Minerva La...