 | Mr. Cavendish, I Presume (Two Dukes of Wyndham, Book 2)
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Julia Quinn
Avon
Book
Mass Market Paperback
384
1
2008-09-30
1448
$7.99
0060876115
9780060876111
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 2008-11-14 - Robbery
If you never read the first book then mayb the novel rates a higher rating but having read the first book it not just scenes are from different view points it is the entire scene dialogue included that is lifted from the previous novel. And its not that both stories are told at the same time that makes it bad. It's that the story is exactly the same. It's like hearing about the same event but from different people. 90% is the same but 10% isn't enough to carry a book. The last chapter or two was new so if you read the first novel skip to end of this novel and you'll have everything you need. A big disappointment from an otherwise reliable author
 2008-11-14 - Disappointing
This was a disappointing romance from Julia Quinn. I loved her Bridgerton series, and even some of her other books were well written.
I thought "The Lost Duke of Wyndham" was okay, but not a favorite, but was willing to read the second part " Mr. Cavendish, I Presume".
It was boring to re-read much of the same action all over again. Even though it was from a different POV, it was just missing something. I think the story between Thomas and Amelia would have been much better if it had picked up after the end of the previous story.
I hope her next books are better, hopefully she will find her creativity again.
 2008-11-11 - Great
Thank you for the great service.
I did enjoy reading the book.
 2008-11-11 - Try Second First
Mr. Cavendish, I Presume (Two Dukes of Wyndham, Book 2)
As luck would have it, I happened to read the second book first. I believe that this serendipitous accident actually made the books more enjoyable. By the time I finished the second book,I was dieing to hear the story of how the highwayman was kidnapped by a little old lady who may be his grandmother, which was explained in the first book but not in Mr. Cavendish, I Presume. While the two books offer many of the same events from different points of view, they are well written and combined they offer a depth of character that is difficult to achieve in a single book.
2008-11-09 - After a great deal of thought...
I read this book when it was first released, but have waited until now to add my two cents so my opinion would be well considered, rather than a knee jerk reaction to Quinn's novel. Pure and simple.... I did not like the book. I understood that Mr. Cavendish was the same story as Lost Duke, told from a different point of view, but it just didn't work. We didn't really get another point of view with this story - simply a rehash of Lost Duke, with a little new info added. I know a writer of Ms. Quinn's caliber understands the concept of POV, so I can only assume her editor was not clear on just what should have happened. I have read several books that are familiar stories told from a different point of view that were wonderful (the Ender's Game series, Mr. Darcy's Diary, and Pamela Aidan's Gentleman series to name a few) so I know the concept can work, it just wasn't executed well here. Even though the timeline is the same, the reader was still treated to too much of the previous book's characters, who simply were not that engaging the first time around. The reader was hardly treated to an alternate point of view, simply a Cliff's Notes version of Lost Duke with Thomas standing around (and frankly, Lost Duke was pretty bland the first time around - the story really couldn't take being watered down even more).
I realize that Julia Quinn's style is an ever developing thing, and she is not going to crank out novels that are the same format time after time - that would become stale. The style of her last couple of novels, however, has changed in a way that is rather disappointing. The characters think a great deal, rather than speak to each other. One of Quinn's trademarks was witty, sparkling dialog that made for some laugh out loud moments when reading. Now, the characters are rather paper thin, bland and they must be charming because the reader keeps being told how charming they are. They don't actually DO anything charming, the reader just keeps getting told they simply ARE. The reader is being told what the character is thinking, instead of the character acting on their situation or speaking to another character. Frankly, reading about people thinking gets pretty dull.Thomas should have leapt off the page. Instead, the reader was treated to a great deal of introspection (nothing that wasn't offered up in the last book) and the character was just dull. He showed very few signs of life until the final pages of the novel, building to the proposal scene.... a proposal scene that was actually rather bland. Apparently the reader was supposed to find the situation romantic because Amelia says it was so.
I like Julia Quinn's work (well, not these last two titles, but other than that, I am a fan), but I am not a sycophant who will proclaim anything with Quinn's name on it to be a masterpiece. Regardless of what new ideas and directions JQ decides to experiment with, there is one constant I hope she will retain, and that is writing characters with actual personalities. Her ability to do so in the past is the reason her books debut on the NY Times Best Sellers list, but the paper thin characterizations of Thomas and Amelia (not to mention Jack and Grace) are the reason the titles drop like a rock on the list once they come out.
I'm still a fan and am hoping for the best with her next title, but this one was a dud.
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