How to Seduce a Duke by Kathryn Caskie

 

  How to Seduce a Duke is the first book in the Royle Sister Trilogy by Kathryn Caskie.  This book was confusing and very difficult to get into, I had actually tried to read this one a few times before and couldn't get past the first few pages.  The series has a rather unique plot and I'm interested in seeing how it plays out in the later books.  One thing that really bothered me in this book was that the lead's two sisters both had really interesting characters at the beginning of the book, but then they turned into shells about halfway through and were really quite boring by the end.  I'm worried that the Mary's character, which was quite interesting in this book, will get destroyed in the later books, I hope that Caskie proves me wrong.

Book Blurb:

    "Why is the notorious Duke of Blackstone ruining Mary's well-laid plans to marry his brother, the handsome Viscount Wetherly?  Every time she turns a corner, he is there-- tantalizing her, teasing her... and the more she tries to ignore him, the more insistent he becomes.  Mary knows she must make an advantageous marriage, but surely Blackstone is the wrong man for her.  Isn't he?

    Blackstone is not about to let his brother become bewitched by some wily blueblood pretender... even one as deliciously tempting as Mary.  But until she came along, no woman has ever resisted his smooth, well-practiced seductions.  Could it be that he's actually fallen in love with this infuriating chit?"

Rachel's Ratings: 15

 

Plot: 4

   Strong Beginning: 0

    Keeps You Hooked: 2

    Predictability: 2
Characters: 5
    Believability: 2

    Intriguing Leads: 2
    Secondary Characters: 1

Steaminess: 6

    Mood: 2
    Hotness: 3

    Number of Times: 1