#Review: KNOCKOUT by Sara MacLean

 

5 of 5 stars

I haven't read the previous books in the series, so I had no preconceived notions about this book. Suffice it to say, I loved it!  Lady Imogen Loveless is described as chaos incarnate and odd, but she is so very brilliant that she uses that ruse to cover her real activities--that is, solving the explosions in the East End of London. I loved Imogen and was so glad that Ms. MacLean did not dumb her down in her interactions with Detective Inspector Thomas Peck.

The banter and interactions between these two are off the charts, and I had many laugh-out-loud moments while reading this story. Thomas Peck was so honorable, but underneath all his stickler personality, there was such admiration and, eventually, love for Imogen and her abilities to solve seemingly unsolvable. Add in the cast of Hell's Belles, and the story was well-fleshed out. The conspiracy behind the explosions is complex, and it will take all of them--Thomas, Imogen, and the Bells--to unravel all the complicated threads to take down the real perpetrators. There are lots of twists and turns between Tommy and Imogen finally get their HEA.

Now, I'm really looking forward to reading the book about the Duchess. That looks to be another "knockout" of a read.

I voluntarily read the advanced reader copy, and all opinions are my own.