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A review by glo68
The Devil's Own Duke by Lenora Bell
4.0
Lady Henrietta has a goal: not losing her precious vineyards to the Crown. Because that’s exactly what will happen if her father doesn’t remarry and sire an heir. She’s dedicated all her life to her dream of making the best wine in England, to the cost of sacrificing everything else. But then unexpectedly someone claims to be the long-lost heir to the dukedom and threatens all she has worked so hard to built. Ash Ellis, known as the Devil’s Own Scoundrel, is an uncouth man, who has risen from the slums and owns a gambling hell. And now he’s set his sights on the dukedom…
That’s the very intriguing start of this book and I was captivated by it, but not as much as I would have liked. I think that the author tried to throw in too many things (feminism with the Boadicea Club, child labor, gangs of young pickpockets, con artists, but also wine making) and the result was a little bit confusing. I liked Henrietta very much for her strength and courage, but sometimes she was… too much, too obsessed with her goals. As the same goes for Ash, even if his past maybe justifies his actions. And there’s a Dickensian villain as well, a trifle too cartoonish in my opinion. All in all, an enjoyable book and I’ll certainly try other Lenora Bell’s books, even if this is not the best book that I read recently.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
That’s the very intriguing start of this book and I was captivated by it, but not as much as I would have liked. I think that the author tried to throw in too many things (feminism with the Boadicea Club, child labor, gangs of young pickpockets, con artists, but also wine making) and the result was a little bit confusing. I liked Henrietta very much for her strength and courage, but sometimes she was… too much, too obsessed with her goals. As the same goes for Ash, even if his past maybe justifies his actions. And there’s a Dickensian villain as well, a trifle too cartoonish in my opinion. All in all, an enjoyable book and I’ll certainly try other Lenora Bell’s books, even if this is not the best book that I read recently.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.