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Mr. Cavendish, I Presume (Two Dukes of Wyndham, Book 2) | 
 enlarge | Author: Julia Quinn
Publisher: Avon
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  110 reviews
Sales Rank: 2164
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0060876115
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780060876111
ASIN: 0060876115
Publication Date: September 30, 2008
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Amelia Willoughby has been engaged to the Duke of Wyndham for as long as she can remember. Literally. A mere six months old when the contracts were signed, she has spent the rest of her life waiting. And waiting. And waiting . . . for Thomas Cavendish, the oh-so-lofty duke, to finally get around to marrying her. But as she watches him from afar, she has a sneaking suspicion that he never thinks about her at all . . . It's true. He doesn't. Thomas rather likes having a fiancee—all the better to keep the husband-hunters at bay—and he does intend to marry her . . . eventually. But just when he begins to realize that his bride might be something more than convenient, Thomas's world is rocked by the arrival of his long-lost cousin, who may or may not be the true Duke of Wyndham. And if Thomas is not the duke, then he's not engaged to Amelia. Which is the cruelest joke of all, because this arrogant and illustrious duke has made the mistake of falling in love . . . with his own fiancee!
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 Disappointing November 17, 2008
Julia Quinn is at her best when her heroine's a pert and her heroes are confident. She excels at the breezy dialogue these type of characters inspire and - so long as the madcap hijinks aren't allowed to overtake the personalities too much as in "It's in His Kiss" - laugh out loud funny situations. She really shines when her characters are subversively pert and let their intelligence show through in witty repartee.
Unfortunately, as the heroine of Mr. Cavendish, I Presume laments, even her own mother says she is of "adequate" intelligence. She is of "adequate" everything else, if adequate is a synonym for "bland." She is so lacking in personality that her life-long fiance, the Duke of Wyndham, notices her as much as the wallpaper. Yet despite his lack of attention, Amelia quietly pines for him. When Wyndham stands in danger of losing his title she must make it clear that it is the man she wants not the title.
Amelia does not ever particularly shine as a heroine. There is no defining point for her during the book. She is a secondary character to the events that occur around her. Thomas, the duke-as-was, is only marginally better drawn although he is so stuffy and at times stiff-rumped to be truly sympathetic. The first book in this series, "The Lost Duke of Wyndham", shone with the vivacity and lightness of the irrepressible Grace and the puckish Jack. I was not as bothered by the close parallels to the books as other readers were, but I was bothered that Thomas and Amelia were too darn boring to hold my interest for very long.
Perhaps, as others suggested, it would have been better for this to have been a subplot within the first book. But having been disappointed by "The Secret Diaries of Miranda Cheevers" for much the same reason, I encourage Ms. Quinn to stay to her strengths - show us, don't tell us why we should invest our time in these characters.
 SO DISAPPOINTING! November 17, 2008
Oh my gosh! I am so disappointed by this book. It is literally a slightly rewritten version of The Lost Duke of Wyndham (Two Dukes of Wyndham, Book 1). There are maybe a couple of scenes that are new, that show who the Duke of Wyndham really is, but beyond that it is the same story. Some scenes are actually the exact same! I mean, while reading it, I knew exactly what was going to happen next, who was going to say what next. It was so sad...and depressing. Save your money folks and just read the first book.
Robbery November 14, 2008
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
Disappointing November 14, 2008
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.
 Great November 11, 2008
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Thank you for the great service.
I did enjoy reading the book.
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