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Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian

22 reviews

mnatale100's review

emotional hopeful relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

alyssagurklis's review against another edition

emotional hopeful

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

4.5

the tattoos!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Torture

clarabooksit's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

cardaisy's review

emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

I'm trying to put my finger on exactly why, but something about this book just never really clicked for me. Like on the tin it's a lot of tropes I was expecting to like, I mean, friends to lovers, forced proximity, only one bed,  demi-ace representation (probably?), all good stuff 

I think part of it is that for a significant portion of the book there was no real conflict pushing the plot along so it's really just them working through their feelings and developing their relationship, which was tender and sweet and all that, but also wasn't really enough imo. And then when there was a bit of conflict introduced it just didn't feel very compelling. Like the back and forth and miscommunication and all that just didn't work for me, and, I'm ngl, both Will and Martin really frustrated me at times

Also, I skipped over Hartley's book and I feel like there's probably some important context in that book for the start of this one?? You get the gist of it but I spent the first couple of chapters just very confused

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Torture

- reference made to a previous relationship between a minor and one of the MCs father - one of the MCs was subject to a horrific event/torture that isn't really described at all, but is referenced, and he suffers from PTSD - no drug use happens on the page, but reference is made to one of the MCs being addicted to opium - one of the MCs suffers from chronic illness (TB, but also he's described in general as having a "weak consitution" and that he was sick all throughout his childhood as well)

unsuccessfulbookclub's review

emotional lighthearted relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug abuse and Torture

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

johns6ka's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Grief, and Classism

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