{"id":27521,"date":"2021-08-03T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27521"},"modified":"2022-10-17T02:36:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T21:36:57","slug":"review-the-duke-goes-down-by-sophie-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/03\/review-the-duke-goes-down-by-sophie-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Duke Goes Down by Sophie Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27521\" data-postid=\"27521\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27521 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-duke-goes-down-sophie-jordan.jpg?resize=316%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29453\" title=\"the-duke-goes-down-sophie-jordan\" alt=\"the-duke-goes-down-sophie-jordan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-duke-goes-down-sophie-jordan.jpg?w=316&amp;ssl=1 316w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-duke-goes-down-sophie-jordan.jpg?resize=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1 190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-duke-goes-down-sophie-jordan.jpg?resize=400%2C632&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em><span class=\"a-text-italic\">The Bastard Rogue&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Peregrine Butler\u2019s privileged blue-blooded world is rocked to the core when it is revealed he was born\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">before<\/span>\u00a0his parents\u2019 marriage and therefore\u00a0is\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">not<\/span>\u00a0the legal heir to the dukedom. Facing ruin, Perry must use his charm and good looks to win an heiress\u2014all the while ignoring his fascination with the one interfering and alluring chit who is intent on sabotaging his efforts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em><span class=\"a-text-italic\">The Lady Vicar&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u2019s seductive fa\u00e7ade. But Imogen\u2019s 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 \u2026 who suddenly finds herself longing to keep his heated glances and tempting kisses all to herself.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg?resize=146%2C44&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jul 27, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Duke Hunt<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Duke Goes Down<\/strong> was my first novel by <em><strong>Sophie Jordan<\/strong><\/em> and it was a good one! As far as historical romance novels go, this one also followed similar themes of rich man and not-so-rich girl meet and transition from an enemies-to-lovers romance. However, there were very surprising elements thrown into the story that made me appreciate the historical romance genre all over again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The story follows <strong>Peregrine Butler\u2019s<\/strong> (Penning) fall from grace as it is discovered that he was actually born prior to his parents getting married and therefore a \u201cbastard\u201d child who will no longer inherit any of his family titles and money. This was one of the surprising elements, never in any of the historical romances that I have read has there been a fall from wealth due to something like this. In my head, I couldn\u2019t help but wonder why it matter when he was born since his parents got married in the end anyways. It really made me appreciate the nuances of that time period, and how strict and cold-hearted the rules could be. Penning goes out back to his country village to try to win himself a rich heiress who could help to keep him in the lifestyle that he is accustomed to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, <strong>Imogen Bates<\/strong> has other plans. Imogen has grown up with Penning and detests him, she was the butt of his jokes and had to endure his company at various Shropshire village events due to her father being the town\u2019s pastor. Imogen cannot believe the nerve of Penning as he returns to the town he stuck his nose up at previously, and goes about trying to seduce one of her acquaintances. She sets out to foil his plans and teach him a lesson on humility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While I did enjoy the story and found it very interesting how the author really played up the time period and how much it affected the characters, I did not really connect to either main character. I found Imogen to be childish and thought it was odd that she would go so out of her way to continue to ruin Penning\u2019s chances at some sort of happiness. I can understand not liking someone and not wanting any sort of interaction with them, but to continually poke at someone when they are down seemed odd to me. I thought Penning was doing the best he could with his circumstances and really admired the way he grew into a more mature adult throughout the story, but I really could not understand what he saw in Imogen or how he could so easily forgive her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I recommend this story to any fans of historical fiction who would like to see a change from the \u201crich and happily-ever-after\u201d endings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Harshita<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3EIHXtj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3CBJfU3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-duke-goes-down-sophie-jordan\/1141359594?ean=9780063035645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-duke-goes-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sophie_Jordan_The_Duke_Goes_Down?id=RLgEEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bastard Rogue&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 Peregrine Butler\u2019s privileged blue-blooded world is rocked to the core when it is revealed he was born\u00a0before\u00a0his parents\u2019 marriage and therefore\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0the legal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,106,107,48],"tags":[148,305,307],"class_list":["post-27521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avon-books","category-harpercollins","category-harshita","category-reviews","tag-3-5-stars","tag-historical-romance","tag-historicals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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Facing ruin, Perry must use his charm and good looks to win an heiress\u2014all the while ignoring his fascination with the one interfering and alluring chit who is intent on sabotaging his efforts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The Lady Vicar...\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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\u2019s seductive fa\u00e7ade. But Imogen\u2019s 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 \u2026 who suddenly finds herself longing to keep his heated glances and tempting kisses all to herself.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p> <hr \/> <p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jul 27, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Duke Hunt<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p> <hr \/> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Duke Goes Down<\/strong> was my first novel by <em><strong>Sophie Jordan<\/strong><\/em> and it was a good one! As far as historical romance novels go, this one also followed similar themes of rich man and not-so-rich girl meet and transition from an enemies-to-lovers romance. However, there were very surprising elements thrown into the story that made me appreciate the historical romance genre all over again.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The story follows <strong>Peregrine Butler\u2019s<\/strong> (Penning) fall from grace as it is discovered that he was actually born prior to his parents getting married and therefore a \u201cbastard\u201d child who will no longer inherit any of his family titles and money. This was one of the surprising elements, never in any of the historical romances that I have read has there been a fall from wealth due to something like this. In my head, I couldn\u2019t help but wonder why it matter when he was born since his parents got married in the end anyways. It really made me appreciate the nuances of that time period, and how strict and cold-hearted the rules could be. Penning goes out back to his country village to try to win himself a rich heiress who could help to keep him in the lifestyle that he is accustomed to.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, <strong>Imogen Bates<\/strong> has other plans. Imogen has grown up with Penning and detests him, she was the butt of his jokes and had to endure his company at various Shropshire village events due to her father being the town\u2019s pastor. Imogen cannot believe the nerve of Penning as he returns to the town he stuck his nose up at previously, and goes about trying to seduce one of her acquaintances. She sets out to foil his plans and teach him a lesson on humility.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While I did enjoy the story and found it very interesting how the author really played up the time period and how much it affected the characters, I did not really connect to either main character. I found Imogen to be childish and thought it was odd that she would go so out of her way to continue to ruin Penning\u2019s chances at some sort of happiness. I can understand not liking someone and not wanting any sort of interaction with them, but to continually poke at someone when they are down seemed odd to me. I thought Penning was doing the best he could with his circumstances and really admired the way he grew into a more mature adult throughout the story, but I really could not understand what he saw in Imogen or how he could so easily forgive her.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I recommend this story to any fans of historical fiction who would like to see a change from the \u201crich and happily-ever-after\u201d endings.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Harshita<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3EIHXtj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3CBJfU3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-duke-goes-down-sophie-jordan\/1141359594?ean=9780063035645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-duke-goes-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sophie_Jordan_The_Duke_Goes_Down?id=RLgEEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27521"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29458,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27521\/revisions\/29458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}