Week 33 Review: The Duke Goes Down

From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan begins the all new Duke Hunt series with the illegitimate son of a duke who meets his match in the daring daughter of a vicar.

The Bastard Rogue...

Peregrine Butler's privileged blue-blooded world is rocked to the core when it is revealed he was born before his parents' marriage and, therefore, is not the legal heir to the dukedom. Facing ruin, Perry must use his charm and good looks to win an heiress—all the while, ignoring his fascination with the one interfering and alluring chit who is intent on sabotaging his efforts.

The Lady Vicar...

Everyone knows Imogen Bates, the virtuous daughter of the senile vicar. She can write a sermon in a day and spot a rogue in a second, so she sees right through Perry's seductive façade. But Imogen's plan to protect the heiresses of her beloved Shropshire from the erstwhile Duke of Penning, the bane of her existence since childhood, soon turns into something altogether unacceptable for the proper lady... who suddenly finds herself longing to keep his heated glances and tempting kisses all to herself.

My Review:
This was a fantastic book, and it flipped the script, because while Peregrine had grown up as the heir to the duke, became the duke, he also lost being the duke, so this book is about 2 common people, in a historical setting when nobles are the common narrators. So that was very fantastic! Loved the concept!

Imogen and Peregrine do not get along. And that is basically entirely his fault, he was a spoiled brat, and was pretty cruel. So I was interested to see how he was going to redeem himself after how horribly he'd treated her. 

I loved how she got back at him, spreading rumors about him which would limit his chances of marrying well and getting back some of the life that he lost. And she just kept doing it, even after he know that she was the one who was doing it. So that was so much fun to read! 

Their romance was so fantastic to read, dealing with their various issues like their previously bad interactions, and her love life, and his actually deciding what he wants from his life, now that he isn't a duke. It was a really great read!

Imogen's best friend, Mercy, is going to be the heroine of the next book, and I really enjoyed meeting her in this book, and the start of the set up for what's going to happen there, and I can't wait to see what her story is going to be, it sounds like an adventure! 

This was a wonderful read, and I can't wait for the sequel!

Author: Sophie Jordan
Series: The Duke Hunt #1
Read: August 14th, 2021
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a Historical Fiction 2021 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Avon
Published: July 27th 2021

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars