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Daring and the Duke
by Sarah MacLean
And thus concludes The Bareknuckle Bastards series!
Even though I've 3-starred every single one of them, I keep coming back to MacLean's books. There's always something intriguing about her characters. Strong, kickass female leads, paired with swoony and complex heroes, are what I've come to expect from this author. She does a lovely job with her character work, and I appreciate the progressive nature of her historicals.
Time and time again, however, the pacing seems to be the downfall of her stories. There were so many scenes that felt overly long, and for no real reason. Most of the subplots felt like filler versus something crucial to the main romance.
Idk, I think this would've been better if the story was centered mainly on the club Grace ran instead of all the other miscellaneous Covent Garden happenings.
Overall, this was fine. Sure, it had some boring moments, but the story did pick up eventually. It is also worth mentioning that we had some really fun steamy scenes thrown in. Those were well-written, as per usual with this author.
This book might not have been my favorite historical romance, but it passed the time well enough.
Even though I've 3-starred every single one of them, I keep coming back to MacLean's books. There's always something intriguing about her characters. Strong, kickass female leads, paired with swoony and complex heroes, are what I've come to expect from this author. She does a lovely job with her character work, and I appreciate the progressive nature of her historicals.
Time and time again, however, the pacing seems to be the downfall of her stories. There were so many scenes that felt overly long, and for no real reason. Most of the subplots felt like filler versus something crucial to the main romance.
Idk, I think this would've been better if the story was centered mainly on the club Grace ran instead of all the other miscellaneous Covent Garden happenings.
Overall, this was fine. Sure, it had some boring moments, but the story did pick up eventually. It is also worth mentioning that we had some really fun steamy scenes thrown in. Those were well-written, as per usual with this author.
This book might not have been my favorite historical romance, but it passed the time well enough.