I love Christi Caldwell and I'm so into the way that she mixes London's rookeries with the ton. I especially enjoyed the last two series about siblings and rivals that had grown up under Mac Diggory's tyranny.

This series is focused on the children that were taken by Diggory or lost to the streets, the children of noblemen that grew up as street rats and I was so looking forward to it. So far, these books have fallen flat for me and I really couldn't keep myself interested in this particular story in the same way I have with the previous series' books. I'm hoping that the next book is different but I just find them a bit repetitive and tedious and I find myself wishing for something more interesting.

I don't want to give this a low rating as I really do love Ms. Caldwell but this really wasn't the book for me.

2.5 stars.

This is the third in the Lost Lords of London series, and the first that can 100% be enjoyed as a stand alone. This series has a different feel to it than most historical romances (even to most of Caldwell’s), but this book has a different tone altogether. I love Christ Caldwell’s books, but something about this one didn’t sit quite right with me. The hero chooses to live in the slums (though he was led to believe he had to); the hero and heroine already knew each other, which didn’t allow us to watch them fall in love; the hero was so stubbornly resolute on a life path that I didn’t understand, which made it very difficult for me to sympathize. The hallmarks of Caldwell’s stories were all there, but didn’t gel as well as usual.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I want to start by saying, I've read several of Christi's books and have liked them. This one was frustrating and depressing. There is so much negativity and angst. I also felt there was some repetition of thoughts and memories. I ended up skipping a paragraph here and there. Deep down, Darius is such a good person, but he is stuck in the past. I liked Temperance, but thought she gave up too easily on certain things. Lastly, the ending was abrupt. I felt like I needed a little more.

Thank you Netgalley and Montlake for the ARC in exchange for my feedback.

It’s a bit of a Robin Hood type story, that I think would have profited from more background info on how the time on the streets went.
Temperance was a bit too good hearted when it came to Dare and the whole family dynamic was a bit off in my opinion.

I don’t know what year this was supposed to have taken place, but it wasn’t clear. The cover doesn’t give anything away either.

It was an ok read, but I don’t know if I’ll read other books by Christi Caldwell.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ebook copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a pretty easy read. It was a nice story with a Robin Hood type storyline where the grandson and heir of a duke is giving money to the poor and is about to hang for it when he’s rescued by his grandfather. The story with Dare and Temperance takes off from there, with their relationship growing and becoming closer again as the book goes on. Dare’s family all understandably reacts to Temperance in a certain way, but even with this I liked Dare’s sister Kinsley. Quick, easy read.

I loved the story and the story line was easy to follow. The author drew us in and allowed us to experienced the many emotions of her characters. The story had intrigue, suspense, betrayal, intelligence, mystery, romance, and the sexual scenes were slight.

A complex series of events and emotions follow the grandson of a Duke. Dare Grey's sense of adventure as a child alienates him from his father's approval and affection. Once he can't return home, he grows up in London's rookeries. To steal from the rich and support the poor is what he lives for, until he's standing on the gallows of Newgate. Rescue by his grandfather is on the table if he agrees to two terms. One will force him to confront the past he's ignored for five years, the woman he really loves. With a lot of twists and turns, this book goes deep with emotional and physical pain that may be triggers. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. (4 1/2 Stars)

I loved this book. It had twists so unlike the normal historical romance that had me gasping and ugly crying. So much ugly crying on my part. The emotions Ms. Caldwell evoked are incredible. This is that book I would buy for a friend and force them to read. It truly was THAT good. I now need to devour everything this author has written. Even if her other books were half as good as this one they would still be phenomenal in my mind. The only criticism I have is that this book NEEDS a epilogue. With everything that happened we need to know how the duchess and society treated Temperance and Dare in the years to come. We also must know what their family unit looked like in the years to come. I truly hoped the two of them adopted several kids from the Rookeries, especially a little girl. and then were suddenly blessed by an unexpected pregnancy to solidify Dares family line and remove the horrible cousins from inheriting. That is the only thing this book a was missing the truly happy ending,

I received an early copy of this book in exchange for my review and honest, unbiased opinions. Thank you for the opportunity to read this wonderful novel.