Duke, Actually

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May 28

Duke, Actually - Jenny Holiday

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I know it’s terrible but I basically ALWAYS judge a (literal) book by its cover. I have been avoiding this book because:
1. I don’t find Love Actually to be a romantic Christmas movie ! It makes me sad!
2. I was expecting this to be another Hallmark “oops I fell in love with a normal guy turns out he was a DUKE” movie/book

About 20 pages into this book I realized I was a moron for waiting so long to read this.

Yes, there is a Duke…. and a fictional adorable European town, but this book is better than any Hallmark Christmas movie.

Here is all I have to say- if you pick up ONE holiday romance this year, this should be it. Witty banter, a little spice but nothing offensive, so much fun, and a surprisingly deep (for a holiday romcom) storyline.

This is one of those books where I wish they had an extra 20 pages at the end where I could just read about the characters being happy together!! Because they make me that happy! That is not a spoiler because we know they’re going to end up together- except for that one book we all love where they don’t……

Also! By pure freaking coincidence I’m posting this review on DEC 11 which is a very significant date to this couple! This makes me embarrassingly thrilled!

Love you all! Love the holidays!! Finally a romance that made me swoon!

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you’ll love this book if you love:

A swoon worthy romance
Hallmark movies

my favorite quote:

“It’s hard to explain. I feel like I’m always navigating these two worlds but always falling short in each of them. But at home, with my family, it’s not a thing. I’m just who I am.”