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A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore

45 reviews

agw622's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • 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

This did such a fair treatment of Lucie. I love how their relationship was grown and fought for. The ending is truly right for her character.
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hilwithonel's review against another edition

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

4.5

I think there is alot to applaud in this historical romance. Love a secret lovesick pup cosplaying as a rake. Absolutely adore the way this book ends. Not saying cause it would spoil but it is so authentic to our MC and I appreciate the author for it.
There was sooo much going on though that no everything felt really fleshed out. 
But anyways, Tristan and his poetry were still a win.

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kyeruhh's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • 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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hannahrhian's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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bookishmillennial's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This was not my favorite of the series so far (the first one was fine!), but I will continue on and see if I like the third one. First of all, I found the inclusion of the Shiva tattoo to be ..... a choice. I don't know, I just felt it was unnecessary and if you're going to do something like this, as a white writer, you need to do your due diligence and you *need* to hire sensitivity readers. I appreciate whenever historical romance tries to add commentary on the racism, sexism, colonization, etc. of the time, but you still need to do it with immense care. 

Tristan & Lucie were okay; I do enjoy a slow burn because I love the unraveling of each character and the final ultimate "okay fine you have broken down my walls and I want you!" That is always delicious. However, I just could not find the male love interest that redeemable. Was he charismatic and had his sweet moments? Yes, absolutely. I just didn't feel he redeemed himself, that's all!

Steam was a 2.5/5 

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welaneyding's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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author2223's review

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emotional funny hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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pattyblom's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Nice read. The story was mainly focused on the main characters, but didnt go into much depth storywise. You can read it as a standalone as its set after the events of the first book.
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itsgnat's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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