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A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore

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celery's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

📝Even though MMC basically loved FMC from the start, and I'm usually a sucker for that, it was kind of hard to root for him because he kept something secret from her that he definitely shouldn't have, for like a long time. I admired FMC's commitment to the cause (women's rights and suffrage) even if she could be myopic about it. And I learned a bit from the book about the state of women's rights in Victorian England.

🎧 Dual POV, only one (female) narrator, she was good.

🌶️ 3.5/5 There were a few steamy scenes but they weren't super graphic.

🏳️‍🌈✊ Neurodivergence rep!! MMC probably has ADHD. His mother has a mental illness--at least depression, possibly bipolar.

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gillyreads's review against another edition

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There were a lot of things I really enjoyed about this book. I think Evie Dunmore had obviously done extensive research, and is a skillful writer. It did feel like the book probably could have been cut down a little though.

The characters felt real and vibrantly individual. I loved how intense Lucy was about her politics, and really enjoyed the complexities of her and Tristian figuring each other (and themselves) out. It was a really great take on enemies to lovers. I think my favourite aspect was them navigating how they could make a relationship equal in a system that gave one party absolute power over the other.

There were a few points that threw me off a bit. Firstly, it feels ridiculous to read a recently written historical romance - especially set in a univeristy town - and have the only character of colour be a valet. The whole thing with Tristian's tatoo felt off, and while he was quite critical of the war it didn't really feel like it suffieciently grappled with the evilness of the British Empire. I also felt like it was a little lacking in class analysis, frustrating given how extensively political the story is. Finaly, for me the whole characterisation of Arthur was not well done, it gave very strong Georgette Heyer vibes in a not good way.

Hopefuly she improves on these kinds of points in future books.

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annick's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A delightful read. It’s hard to judge this reading this directly after loving the first book.

I particularly liked the interactions and authentic greyness with parents and among the secondary characters. I also liked the final act didn’t hinge on a grand gesture.

Second read for 2024 (September this time) and I really enjoyed it again. Upgraded to five stars. The flaws of the dramatic reveal in rochesters room aren’t significant to demerit it. I like that the sex scenes aren’t indulgent and help move the character development along. The dual POV in third person works very well.

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kyeruhh's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved Tristan and Lucie so much. I’m a sucker for a man who pines from afar, especially when he has been for years.

The reveal about her cat absolutely killed me.

If I were in this story I would want to be Lucie’s friend. She’s so determined and stubborn (in the best way) and I would happily read an entire series about her work with the Cause. In Bringing Down the Duke I was disappointed that the suffragette plot line wasn’t explored as much, so I was very happy to see how prominent it was in A Rouge of One’s Own. Docking a point for the imperialist undertones (

and the tattoo, which I physically cringed at

), but I was happy to see the author not excuse it as much as I remember in the BDTD.

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