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sarahsbooklife's review
4.0
I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.
This book started off with a bang. With Lady Penelope about to go through with her plan of running away for a night and pretending to be kidnapped. Which I didn’t really expect but I thought it was a great introduction to this character. It said so much about Penelope and I was instantly curious as to why.
I loved that a big part of the book was just Penelope and Hugh talking in an inn, and hiding Penelope away from anyone that might tell her family where she was, getting to know each other. I really loved this because as they both got know each other I also got to know them which I thought was great.
The short amount of time that this story is set over made it feel very much like a whirlwind romance. They develop feelings for each other over night. They end up having to share a room and a bed, and developed into a steamy moment in the morning (until they were interrupted ☹). Their relationship I really enjoyed reading about and I felt like the two of them got to know each other pretty well. I also loved the mutual pinning.
I thought that this was a great end to the series and I really loved that it involved more of other characters from other books in the series. Such as Eastliegh and Colehaven helping Hugh. I felt like it tied up the series very nicely and also showed what happened with main characters of the past 5 books.
This book started off with a bang. With Lady Penelope about to go through with her plan of running away for a night and pretending to be kidnapped. Which I didn’t really expect but I thought it was a great introduction to this character. It said so much about Penelope and I was instantly curious as to why.
I loved that a big part of the book was just Penelope and Hugh talking in an inn, and hiding Penelope away from anyone that might tell her family where she was, getting to know each other. I really loved this because as they both got know each other I also got to know them which I thought was great.
The short amount of time that this story is set over made it feel very much like a whirlwind romance. They develop feelings for each other over night. They end up having to share a room and a bed, and developed into a steamy moment in the morning (until they were interrupted ☹). Their relationship I really enjoyed reading about and I felt like the two of them got to know each other pretty well. I also loved the mutual pinning.
I thought that this was a great end to the series and I really loved that it involved more of other characters from other books in the series. Such as Eastliegh and Colehaven helping Hugh. I felt like it tied up the series very nicely and also showed what happened with main characters of the past 5 books.
alanadcr's review
3.0
Like the other Wicked Duke books, One Night of Temptation was a whirlwind romance that was equal parts romantic and steamy. Hugh and Penelope were so much fun to watch. Their interactions were sweet with an undercurrent of desire that slowly heated the longer they spent together.
This won’t be a favorite of mine out of the series as much as I wanted to love Hugh because I adore that name. I think I would have been more invested or at least had a basic understanding of the motivation behind Penelope’s intense desire to flee with a bit more background on the family dynamics. Sure, her soon-to-be-betrothed was skeezy but I didn’t understand why she had zero relationships with others outside her family. Maybe a scene or two before the museum to help ease me in. Hugh was a well-rounded character but towards the end he kind of abandons his man of God routine for a few scenes. I ended up thinking of him as a normal Joe rather than a church leader because it made the storyline a bit more believable for me.
Overall, this was a sweet, uncomplicated ending to our time with the Wicked Dukes Club and all the delightful couples we have come to enjoy through the series. I thoroughly enjoyed reading both Ridley’s and Burke’s takes and I look forward to reading their future work!
**I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This won’t be a favorite of mine out of the series as much as I wanted to love Hugh because I adore that name. I think I would have been more invested or at least had a basic understanding of the motivation behind Penelope’s intense desire to flee with a bit more background on the family dynamics. Sure, her soon-to-be-betrothed was skeezy but I didn’t understand why she had zero relationships with others outside her family. Maybe a scene or two before the museum to help ease me in. Hugh was a well-rounded character but towards the end he kind of abandons his man of God routine for a few scenes. I ended up thinking of him as a normal Joe rather than a church leader because it made the storyline a bit more believable for me.
Overall, this was a sweet, uncomplicated ending to our time with the Wicked Dukes Club and all the delightful couples we have come to enjoy through the series. I thoroughly enjoyed reading both Ridley’s and Burke’s takes and I look forward to reading their future work!
**I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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