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A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore

37 reviews

akswhy's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Beware the trigger warnings! This one has some dark bits! Once you get past the first quarter-third of the book being pretty grossly harassment-y, the plot is actually pretty good. I almost didn’t keep reading past a certain point of blatant sexual harassment, so I wish the character development began sooner. I preferred this book to its previous because plot was more complex than “we can’t get married because Victorian socioeconomics.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual assault

bookrecsbyjess's review against another edition

it was a bit too crass, the pacing was slow, and I just wasn’t enjoying it that much anymore. Also, there were a few parts that took me out of the story, and I had a hard time getting past them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual content, and Alcohol

celery's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

garbage_mcsmutly's review

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Deportation

gillyreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Colonisation, and War

condls27's review against another edition

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

5.0

Another perfect installment. I love this series so much, I’m torn between pacing myself so I can enjoy it longer or devouring the rest of the books immediately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexual content

temia04's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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 really enjoyed this book. I found Lucie to be a very loveable character and with her flaws being very relatable. She and Tristan’s relationship was very fun to read.

I loved that Lucie and Tristan did not end up getting married because that would have cheapened the ending and detracted from Lucie’s character.

Dunmore’s writing is very immersive. It drew me into the story just like with the first in this series. Overall this was a very enjoyable read and i am excited to read the other two books in the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

ashtronomic_'s review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Flashback scene — one paragraph description of animal cruelty

jencolumb0's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This should be required reading for guys as they graduate high school. Ms. Dunmore deserves a standing ovation for how she breaks down the complexities of being female in a patriarchy - the calculations made at virtually all times - and demonstrates, with striking humanity, through engaging cis/het characters, how the patriarchy hurts everyone.

Most women will find nothing new in these pages but should have a delightfully fun time feeling seen. (A great read for those who want more of what Greta Gerwig gave the world in Barbie . . . or just want it dressed up in Victorian England.) Nonetheless, do read the content warnings first, know that it is a HEA, and that each objectionable element is challenged.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence and Forced institutionalization

hannahrhian's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Mental illness