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A review by beckymmoe
The Duke of Ice by Darcy Burke
4.0
Oh, goodness.
I was torn throughout this book with wanting to hug Nick (which of course he wouldn't allow anyway) and wanting to hit him upside the head. He is tortured and gloomy and all that one could hope for in an angsty hero, but ohmygosh man, it's not all about you! The whole "I'm cursed, therefore everyone I live will die" attitude seemed a bit immature for someone of his age and experience. And then when he almost does what he decides to do toward the end? Even knowing this is a romance and he couldn't possibly do that I was almost in tears. Poor Violet! Fortunately he has a true friend in Simon ([b:The Duke of Ruin|37759534|The Duke of Ruin (The Untouchables Book 8)|Darcy Burke|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1514480310s/37759534.jpg|59386660]) who manages to pull his head out of his arse in time. Even more fortunately, Nick does a fantastic grovel.
As he should!
The Duke of Ice definitely had me turning the pages, anxious to find out how Nick and Violet would get to their HEA--even when I was frustrated with what they were doing, I couldn't stop reading. Ms. Burke sets up the next book nicely (just what are Diana and Simon doing???) and it seems that the other two debutantes Violet encounters at the house party are also being set up for future series heroines, which gives us much to look forward to. Though this one is the seventh in the series, it would work just fine as a standalone since there is very little (if any?) past series characters or stories here.
Rating: 4 stars / B+
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
I was torn throughout this book with wanting to hug Nick (which of course he wouldn't allow anyway) and wanting to hit him upside the head. He is tortured and gloomy and all that one could hope for in an angsty hero, but ohmygosh man, it's not all about you! The whole "I'm cursed, therefore everyone I live will die" attitude seemed a bit immature for someone of his age and experience. And then when he almost does what he decides to do toward the end? Even knowing this is a romance and he couldn't possibly do that I was almost in tears. Poor Violet! Fortunately he has a true friend in Simon ([b:The Duke of Ruin|37759534|The Duke of Ruin (The Untouchables Book 8)|Darcy Burke|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1514480310s/37759534.jpg|59386660]) who manages to pull his head out of his arse in time. Even more fortunately, Nick does a fantastic grovel.
As he should!
The Duke of Ice definitely had me turning the pages, anxious to find out how Nick and Violet would get to their HEA--even when I was frustrated with what they were doing, I couldn't stop reading. Ms. Burke sets up the next book nicely (just what are Diana and Simon doing???) and it seems that the other two debutantes Violet encounters at the house party are also being set up for future series heroines, which gives us much to look forward to. Though this one is the seventh in the series, it would work just fine as a standalone since there is very little (if any?) past series characters or stories here.
Rating: 4 stars / B+
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.