Maryel’s Reviews > How to Tempt a Duke > Status Update

me after reading Hugh Hobart scenes at the end and the little "background" about him: aw! so sad! Alexa play Despacito

'“He’s mad, Rafe,” Charlotte whispered. “He thinks he should be the Duke of Ashurst. Mrs. Lusty says he has proof. Perhaps you should humor him?”'
bruh

'“Charlie,” Rafe said, turning the pistol on Lottie Lusty. “Lock the door, sweetheart. I don’t think we need any more visitors.”
The abbess raised her hands almost leisurely, seemingly neither impressed nor shocked by the events transpiring in her business establishment.'
i love how Lottie Lusty's just chillin. also Lottie Lusty: disappointed but not surprised

'Charlotte didn’t quite meet Rafe’s eyes before he picked up a plate and availed himself of a bit of everything that had been loaded onto the sideboard in the morning room.'
same Rafe! maybe that's the reason im fat HAHAHAHAADGDSJHDHSJ

'Nicole nodded, but then lifted her chin in a sort of wild defiance. “I will never let that happen to me. I will never let love do to me what it’s doing to Lydia. I will never love any man. Not ever.”'
i read How To Tame a Lady first, *spoiler alert* she fell in love with and married Lucas Paine, the Marquess of Basingstoke. dude, the Irony™ LMFAAOOOASGDHUDJDB

why Fitz gotta be killed off like that to justify the addition of the hurt/comfort trope? 😢

'“No! It’s not true. He can’t be dead. He promised me. You’re lying. You’re a terrible, evil man! I hate you!”'
hurt people hurt people

'“It’s not your assistance I’m after,” Hobart said quickly, rather harshly. He then smiled widely, as if to soften his words.'
he sounds like a cartoon villain sksksksk

'They started over. Which made perfect sense to them, even if no one else understood. Not that they cared what anyone else understood.'
begin_again-by-taylor_swift.mp3

whenever romance books say something like "she smelled the maleness of him..." or "his smell was undeniably male..." Like the guy sprayed some Straight Male™ Eau de Toilette bought from a duty free in an airport after being persuaded by reviews found on fragantica dot com and sniffing on a sheet of paper sprayed with said cologne. im confused AND genuinely curious! how the hell should that smell like?