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conniejoy529 's review for:
Daring and the Duke
by Sarah MacLean
I've been a fan of Sarah MacLean for some time now. I really enjoyed the first two books in the Bareknuckle Bastards series and I've looked forward to reading Daring and The Duke, the final book in the series. To be honest, I was anxious going into the book knowing that Ewan, the male main character and Grace's love interest has been the villain in the previous books. There was going to have to be some serious explaining and some major redemption to make this happily ever after believable for me. After reading it, I know that I never should have doubted Sarah MacLean. I was really blown away by this book. I read it in two days. I didn't want to put it down, I was so drawn into the story. This book isn't a stand alone. You really need to read the first two books to really get the full story, and Daring and the Duke was a great ending to it.
One thing that I love about Sarah MacLean is that her work is so feminist. She writes such strong female characters who take control of their own fates and she does it in ways that are believable for the time period. I love the way she unabashedly centers female pleasure. But also focuses on women working together and helping and supporting each other.
There was truly a depth of emotion in this book. MacLean never fails at toughing at my heartstrings with characters who have had a tragic background but find their own ways to over come. I really loved the arc of Ewan and Grace's relationship. Friends to lovers to enemies to lovers again. I really wanted to hate Ewan throughout this book but I found myself feeling for him most of all. Reading this book, I felt like I could empathize with Ewan and Grace sooo much, wanting something you know you can't have and wanting something you know you shouldn't want. I was very happy with the way that the book ended. I loved that the characters were able to have their happy ending and stay true to who they were and what they wanted for themselves. This was a great read and as always I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.
One thing that I love about Sarah MacLean is that her work is so feminist. She writes such strong female characters who take control of their own fates and she does it in ways that are believable for the time period. I love the way she unabashedly centers female pleasure. But also focuses on women working together and helping and supporting each other.
There was truly a depth of emotion in this book. MacLean never fails at toughing at my heartstrings with characters who have had a tragic background but find their own ways to over come. I really loved the arc of Ewan and Grace's relationship. Friends to lovers to enemies to lovers again. I really wanted to hate Ewan throughout this book but I found myself feeling for him most of all. Reading this book, I felt like I could empathize with Ewan and Grace sooo much, wanting something you know you can't have and wanting something you know you shouldn't want. I was very happy with the way that the book ended. I loved that the characters were able to have their happy ending and stay true to who they were and what they wanted for themselves. This was a great read and as always I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.