No Good Duke Goes Unpunished

No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (2013) Sarah MacLean

This is the third Rule of Scoundrels book, and tells the story of how Temple ended up fighting in the basement of the Fallen Angel, despite being a Duke.

Can’t say this was my favorite. The characters were fin, but nothing amazing, and although we eventually saw why Temple should forgive her, I still have a very hard time seeing why he truly would. It’s not that she didn’t seem repentant, and it’s not like she didn’t have a good reason for running away, I can’t say that she made particularly good decisions.

And after the geek girl in the previous book, Mara was a letdown.

Not that she didn’t have her moments.

She closed her eyes and willed him to lose the power of speech. Immediately and irreversibly. “Obviously, I didn’t mean—”
“Well. Thank you.”
In the entire history of time, had willing ever worked?
She straightened. Soldiered on. “I would not take it as a compliment. The Greek gods were a strange bunch. Always turning into animals and abducting virgins.”
Dear God. Could she not keep her mouth shut?

But mostly, I felt meh about the whole thing.
Rating: 6/10

Published by Avon

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