My Dear Miss Dupre by Grace Hitchcock – Bethany House Review

Hi girls! Guess what… My book release tour starts tomorrow. CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE THIS!? My second book is coming into this world. I can’t believe it. But for now, here’s a book review for My Dear Miss Dupre…

Willow Dupré never thought she would have to marry, but with her father’s unexpected retirement from running the prosperous Dupré sugar refinery, plans changed. The shareholders are unwilling to allow a female to take over the company without a man at her side, so her parents devise a plan–find Willow a spokesman king in order for her to become queen of the empire.

Willow is presented with thirty potential suitors from the families of New York society’s elite group called the Four Hundred. She has six months to court the group and is expected to eliminate men each month to narrow her beaus until she chooses one to marry, ending the competition with a wedding. Willow reluctantly agrees, knowing she must do what is best for the business. She doesn’t expect to find anything other than a proxy . . . until she meets Cullen Dempsey, and she must discover for herself if his motives are pure.

Wow this book was like eating a twinkie. Super sweet, sugary, and with nothing behind it. 

The Characters

I liked Willow, and I especially liked that she and her sisters answered to boy names “Will, Phil, and Bill.” XD
Teddy and Cullen were awesome too. Cullen reminded me of the man who will always be my comparison for this style of male, Major Phillip Camden from On Wings of Devotion by Roseanna M. White. But he will never measure up to Phillip. 

The Plot

Very cliche. Very sweet. I always love a good read from this era and I was not disappointed in reading this one. It was romantic, suspenseful, heartbreaking and awful at the same time. A good mix. That being said, I didn’t love the way the ending played out with Fritz and Cullen (even if I did like the way it ended). Again, so much fluff, nothing really worth much.

The Content

There were kisses, Cullen was a boxer in his past life, some mentions of blood, having mistresses. There were a few fights, some manipulation, and a horrid dude that didn’t stop to get what he wanted (the Dupre sugar business).

I do want to say I appreciated the author’s approach to this being Christian fiction. The characters called to God often, especially Cullen, and I find it so very relatable, even if this isn’t a preachy book. Often Christian fiction gets off with just mentioning God once or twice, but this one wove Him into the plot and allowed a lesson to be taught, as shallow as the rest of the book was.

Four stars! Thank you to the author and the publisher for a free copy of My Dear Miss Dupre! A positive review was not required and all opinions are my own. Really this was a cliche love story with a cliche love triangle (Square?) but if you’re looking for a simple read full of fluff, then maybe it’s for you.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for the book tour for Playgrounds and Black Markers!

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