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mcmizzie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Love a bad-boy and fat girl love story! This one was so swashbuckling and fun. I love MacLean’s ability to build a universe and I’m excited to see where the next two books in this series go!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Vomit, and Grief
Minor: Fatphobia and Pregnancy
weelasswithabook's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
slow-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? Yes
5.0
CW discussion of suïcïde, child poverty, abusive childhood, toxic parental relationships
Historical perfection.
We have a hero and heroine of two different social classes coming together in a deal to help the heroine land a Duke, which is mutually beneficial for them both. One more nefarious than the other.
Over. The course of this book, the two fall in love with perfect pacing. Not insta love, not insta lust, but insta "something" that slowly burns over the course of the story. Conflict and resolution has perfect timing and a logical scenario for what's been happening. Especially since it doesn't break the heroine but makes her even more forthright and confident and I loved that 😭
Sarah seems to have this knack for writing these feisty heroines who know what they want and don't hesitate to deviate from what's expected of them in this time period where they're essentially traded like cattle for their family's financial benefit. And a strong heroine is an instant tick in the box for a 5⭐ read.
The secondary storyline with Devil and his siblings seems like it's going to unfold rather interestingly over the course of the series so I'm definitely looking forward to continuing.
Historical perfection.
We have a hero and heroine of two different social classes coming together in a deal to help the heroine land a Duke, which is mutually beneficial for them both. One more nefarious than the other.
Over. The course of this book, the two fall in love with perfect pacing. Not insta love, not insta lust, but insta "something" that slowly burns over the course of the story. Conflict and resolution has perfect timing and a logical scenario for what's been happening. Especially since it doesn't break the heroine but makes her even more forthright and confident and I loved that 😭
Sarah seems to have this knack for writing these feisty heroines who know what they want and don't hesitate to deviate from what's expected of them in this time period where they're essentially traded like cattle for their family's financial benefit. And a strong heroine is an instant tick in the box for a 5⭐ read.
The secondary storyline with Devil and his siblings seems like it's going to unfold rather interestingly over the course of the series so I'm definitely looking forward to continuing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide
ameliabee33's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
12/23 reread- upping to 3.75 stars!
This was a fun read! I will definitely be looking out for the Bareknuckle Bastards books in the future. Maybe Ewan will get a redemption arc. This story was good, I enjoyed the interaction between Devil and Felicity. Though the plot did seem to be a bit rushed to me, making the relationship between Felicty and Ewan seem a bit rushed and not the least bit manipulative- as it was supposed to be. I would have liked to have seen more of the supposed manipulation of brother to brother than what was described in the book- which mainly focused on Felicity and Devil talking, kissing, and having sex with one another (not to say that I minded). I loved to read about how Devil was a pure simp for Felicity and wow I wish a man would be that way about me.
This was a fun read! I will definitely be looking out for the Bareknuckle Bastards books in the future. Maybe Ewan will get a redemption arc. This story was good, I enjoyed the interaction between Devil and Felicity. Though the plot did seem to be a bit rushed to me, making the relationship between Felicty and Ewan seem a bit rushed and not the least bit manipulative- as it was supposed to be. I would have liked to have seen more of the supposed manipulation of brother to brother than what was described in the book- which mainly focused on Felicity and Devil talking, kissing, and having sex with one another (not to say that I minded). I loved to read about how Devil was a pure simp for Felicity and wow I wish a man would be that way about me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Alcoholism and Death
dulcinea's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual content
mindsorceress's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
dotshoes's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I enjoyed this book a lot. Even though it dragged in places. In particular I would the language repetitive, and the metaphors that the characters were using were far too repetitive.
Words like moth, flame, burn, lock and unlock where just overused as metaphors. It was really easy to get sick of them.
The heroine seems wholly unremarkable, and while lockpicking is an interesting skill theres not a whole lot there. Is it that she has a mechanical mind? Is she an engineer type people, or does she just love puzzles?other than the end where she picks the lock and saves the hero, there's no point to it. The story loves to keep calling back to it as a metaphor for love though, which is tiresome The hero is delightful though.
Altogether though, as I said in the beginning, I enjoyed this book
The heroine seems wholly unremarkable, and while lockpicking is an interesting skill theres not a whole lot there. Is it that she has a mechanical mind? Is she an engineer type people, or does she just love puzzles?
Altogether though, as I said in the beginning, I enjoyed this book
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Torture
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