Daring and the Duke

Daring and the Duke

Bareknuckle Bastards Book #3

by Sarah MacLean

⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 /5

The end of an era.

The Bareknuckle Bastards have been ruling the streets of Covent Garden for years and in true Sarah MacLean fashion she wraps up this series with a bang!

I feel like I have enjoyed this series more after each book I read. They each built upon each other and developed the characters further and allowed the reader to further understand their motivation as the books continued. 

Daring and the Dukes focus on Grace and Ewan wraps up the underlying story arch of the great deception of the Duke of Marwick against his three bastard sons and the daughter born by his wife. 

This was ture story of betrayal (on multiple levels), lost love, revenge, second chances and redemption. Grace and her brothers, Devil, Beast and Ewan bonded as children and were thick as thieves in the face of their father’s cruelty. When Grace, Devil and Beast escape, leaving Ewan with their father and the dukedom, they do not look back. Only poor Ewan who is now alone looks for them and Grace in particular with his every breath. 

I loved how this story wraps up with the love story of two of the main players in the series. Grace’s strength and her feminist values are to be admired and Ewan’s character easily turns around any of the haters he has amassed throughout the series. The ending was perfect.

I suggest that readers read this series in order because it does build upon itself and will make all the more enjoyable to read.

Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean is scheduled to release June 30th, 2020.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books through Edelweiss+. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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