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A review by littlebookjockey
Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean
5.0
My rating is for both this book and the series. This trilogy is MacLean's best work so far. While reading, I thought this would be a 4-star read, but as it got harder to see—what with all the tears in my eyes and the sniffling to accompany them—I knew that I had to up it.
I think it's important that Grace admits she loves Ewan before she learns the truth of his childhood betrayal that she had wondered about all her life. And I love that Ewan, no matter what she said or did to him, kept his vow to never hurt her and to always come back to her. For a villain to be turned into a hero, there has to be a misunderstanding rooted in the very beginning of his villainy, something that would ultimately make his actions very forgivable, and Ewan had that. Because I listen to Sarah on her podcast Fated Mates, I know that she doesn't plot her books beforehand; however, it's clear that she had to have had a plan for Ewan from the beginning in order for this to work. I commend her for it, as it was magnificently done.
I think it's important that Grace admits she loves Ewan before she learns the truth of his childhood betrayal that she had wondered about all her life. And I love that Ewan, no matter what she said or did to him, kept his vow to never hurt her and to always come back to her. For a villain to be turned into a hero, there has to be a misunderstanding rooted in the very beginning of his villainy, something that would ultimately make his actions very forgivable, and Ewan had that. Because I listen to Sarah on her podcast Fated Mates, I know that she doesn't plot her books beforehand; however, it's clear that she had to have had a plan for Ewan from the beginning in order for this to work. I commend her for it, as it was magnificently done.