Wicked and the Wallflower

The Bareknuckle Bastards, Book 1

De: Sarah MacLean

Narrado por: Justine Eyre

When Wicked Comes Calling...

When a mysterious stranger finds his way into her bedchamber and offers his help in landing a duke, Lady Felicity Faircloth agrees - on one condition. She’s seen enough of the world to believe in passion, and won’t accept a marriage without it.

The Wallflower Makes a Dangerous Bargain...

Bastard son of a duke and king of London’s dark streets, Devil has spent a lifetime wielding power and seizing opportunity, and the spinster wallflower is everything he needs to exact a revenge years in the making. All he must do is turn the plain little mouse into an irresistible temptress, set his trap, and destroy his enemy.

For the Promise of Passion...

But there’s nothing plain about Felicity Faircloth, who quickly decides she’d rather have Devil than another. Soon, Devil’s carefully laid plans are in chaos and he must choose between everything he's ever wanted... and the only thing he's ever desired.

©2018 Sarah Trabucchi (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

Excellent Book

Sarah MacLean is a master of her craft and this book definitely does justice to her talent. I hate giving away plots and telling all in reviews, so I will simply say that if you are on the fence about this book, don't be. It's worth it.

Great characters

Really enjoyed this story. it was funny and also educational. The narration was very good.

Good book irritating narrator

Very good book but narrator is far from doing the males voices well. it is a good story.

Bash bastards

I like that the main characters are bastards that have to fight for their place in the world. The heroine is headstrong but not stupid as is what usually happens with willful women in literature. I usually don't pay full price for audio books but I may for this series.

Great book!

I loved the book, and it's the beginning of a new series! I look forward to reading the next books. The only thng that would make it better would be Rosalyn Landor or Divina Porter performing the narration.

I really did like this book

I had read a couple of reviews about this so I was super curious to check it out. My library didn't have and then it popped up on my audible, so why not?



The story follows a wallflower named Felicity and a Duke's bastard son Devil/Devon. Felicity was marked as a spinster and lost all of her shallow friends. She meets Devil and he offers her a Duke and her place back in society. Like dealing with a real devil there is always a price, however, Felicity doesn't care because she wants back in.



I liked Felicity from the start. She was an intriguing character. She was a dummy though sometimes, but she just wants to be loved. Now, Devil? It took me a while to warm up to him. I hated the fact that he wanted to use Felicity in his revenge plan against his half-brother who is now Duke. It rubbed me the wrong way. Granted he does change his mind because of loooovvvveeee, but still. WTH man?



The story was really fun and unique. It was a breath of fresh air. I enjoyed seeing both sides of London. Society and the slums. It really gave the story dynamic!



In all honesty, I did get annoyed with all the times the word "flame/moth", "light/dark" was used. WE GET IT!!! We do. I promise. It was killing me near the end there.



Now...that ending was good. I had NO idea how everything was going to be fixed. By this time I liked Devil, but he needed a kick in the romp. I was worried, but it is an HR so you know they end up together, but it seemed so impossible. I am curious to read book 2 now.



The narrator was amazing. I had listened to an audio by her in the past and she was just as good. She really brings the story and characters to life.



All-in-all, I really did like this book. The repeating of some words annoyed me, but other than that I liked the story. It takes a bit to forgive stupid Devil, but he does make it up. I'll stamp this with 4 stars.

Well, it got me!

Ok so this wasn’t a “have to read” book by any means. But. It got me interested enough to want to read the next ones to find iut what happens to the rest of the siblings! Well done, Sarah, writing such vivid characters! Honestly the only thing that really bothered me, and I am hoping and praying she doesn’t do this in future books, is to have “Felicity Faircloth” repeated 8 zillion and a half dang times! Omg, if you took all of the times it was said you’d probably get 2 whole dang pages! It got to where I cringed every time it was said!
Story was cute. It was kind of nice, actually, to have the underdog from the world of the lower class be the star, and ever the winner. Its something we can all relate to, instead of the other world which we dream about. Love both kinds of stories, but these are less frequent.
Narrator was fine. Not one of my favorites but in no way am I inclined to avoid her. All in all, worth my 2 for 1 purchase. Not sure if it would be worth a whole credit though.

Sarah MacLean hit another home run!

Sarah did it again! This story is compelling, the characters have depth, and the witty banter is top tier. Can’t wait to listen/read all the books from this series.

Devil

Really good book, great storyline , my 1st from this author..
Felicity brought him to his knees , slow burn..

Different and enjoyable

I like this author and this book was fun and different. Interesting plot. I can’t wait for the rest of the series to see what happens to the other characters and the plot twist I foresee coming for the perceived villain! I really enjoyed the interview with the author at the end!