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Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian

24 reviews

analenegrace's review

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? Yes

4.0

Cat Sebastian does sappy sweet historical like no other! It was a quick and easy read that left me smiling but also had the historical depth that made the characters feel real. It didn't feel like Martin and Will's story was ending in the moment but really just beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Homophobia, and Classism

Minor: Torture and Violence

_isabel_'s review

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

4.5

THESE TWO. I'm crying.

"Two Rogues Make a Right" was an absolutely wonderful gem of a book, and Martin and Will are literally the most precious idiots to have ever lived: they miscommunicate more than any other romance heros I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, but they're damned precious together, so I forgive them.

Their story was sweet and lovely and angsty and soft, just as I expected. 
And Cat Sebastian writing was, just as I expected, absolutely lovely, vivid and beautiful, and in general, utterly gut-wrenching. I think I have probably underlined half of the book: oops? 

Although, I certainly wasn't expecting to love Martin so damn much. I loved Will too, of course: who doesn't love absolute sweethearts, with an endless supply of patience, kindness and affection to dole out?
But Martin! God. Prickly, snarky disasters, with a secretly vulnerable and unsure side, AND a secretly soft and sweet one too, are my favourite kind of MCs. And I loved Martin with my whole soul. Plus, as a fellow chronic illness sufferer, his character really resonated with me: we need more protagonists like him.

Both Will and Martin deserved all the happiness in the world. Idiot bff to lovers, with a side of soul-wrecking pining and a hefty dose of hurt/comfort on top; I loved them to bits.

This series is packed with a rich cast of side characters that are all equally unforgettable: from the Sedgwick brothers and their significant others, to the snarky, lovely women and men in their life: I loved every single one of them, and Daisy especially stole the show here.

Anyway, I've read most of Cat Sebastian's older books now, but I'm missing a bit of her latest stuff, so I'm excited about reading those, and whatever else she has come up with to destroy her readers' hearts. I can't wait! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Torture and Blood

mariep97's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Torture

wilybooklover's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

5.0

This is so soft and tender and sweet. I loved it so much. The affection and intimacy that Will and Martin had was just lovely. I’m a sucker for idiots in love and hurt/comfort and this book had both of those in spades. There is no semblance of a plot, which is not a criticism — I loved the complete focus on these two idiots in their cottage, but for those who love more plot-driven books: this is not for you. 

I did find the Americanisms in this one a bit grating. I’ve resigned myself to the odd ‘gotten’ and missing prepositions in historicals written by Americans (and Cat Sebastian is by far one of the better authors for not having Americanisms in her work), but this even had American wildflowers in it! It’s a testament to how much I loved this book that I’m still giving it five stars despite them. 

I’m so sad I have finished this series because it was cosy and gentle in all the best ways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Torture, and Death of parent

mantaray's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

kieranlit's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

jemjjb's review

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Suicidal thoughts

20sidedbi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Torture

samanatha's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-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

So sweet and wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

emily_mh's review against another edition

funny 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

4.25

This was THOROUGHLY enjoyable. The sheer TENSION between Will and Martin was unbelievable. I loved the conversations they shared, especially their pet names for one another. And Sebastian just knows how to write angst like no other. It makes the HEA all the more sweet. Also, the chronic illness rep in this book was so good, it was so nuanced and relatable. My one critique is that Sebastian didn’t write the reactions of the characters to their situations all too well in the first half. Where was the realisation for Will that he was in love with his best friend, and where was the shock and joy for Martin when they got together?

I think that their get together moment needed to be much more sudden and all-at-once, rather than easing into it as it what happened.

The friends-to-lovers trope could have been played up so much more if these reactions were recorded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail