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A review by cardaisy
Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian
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
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
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)