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yourbookishbff's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This was a fantastic start to the Bareknuckle Bastards series. I loved the dynamic between Felicity and Devil - emotionally mature woman with a talent for both literal and metaphorical lockpicking eviscerates hot-but-emotionally-constipated Covent Garden smuggler. There are so many moments that stand out - the whispering bench (HOT), the rooftop (SIGH), the hold (SOB). I am grateful to have read this alongside friends, because I would have missed the nods to Rumpelstiltskin (I'm not familiar enough with that story to catch the allusions but love that MacLean has woven these in for savvier readers). If you love high stakes, deathbed confessions, class difference and romances that buck the aristocracy, Wicked and the Wallflower delivers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Stalking, and Misogyny
mariakureads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'm a little disappointed in the blurb that never once mentioned that the Heroine was into lock picking!
This sounded like a run of the mill regency romance in which there's a wallflower spinster who happens upon a mysterious man with a past that is just intriguing, dark, and mysterious to match her in wits, intelligence, before embarking into the story but the blurb never once mentioned that A) the heroine is a lock pick 2) the dialogue between the couple is just delicious, like the darkest of chocolates 3) Felicity Faircloth is not a wallflower spinster she is so much more and once Devil sees her for who she is...well no wonder bargains are made 😉
This sounded like a run of the mill regency romance in which there's a wallflower spinster who happens upon a mysterious man with a past that is just intriguing, dark, and mysterious to match her in wits, intelligence, before embarking into the story but the blurb never once mentioned that A) the heroine is a lock pick 2) the dialogue between the couple is just delicious, like the darkest of chocolates 3) Felicity Faircloth is not a wallflower spinster she is so much more and once Devil sees her for who she is...well no wonder bargains are made 😉
Content Warnings
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
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