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A review by jess_justmaybeperfect
When a Rogue Meets His Match by Elizabeth Hoyt
dark
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This 1760 set HistRom starts with a forced marriage between a young woman and her evil uncle’s henchman. As they start to fall in lust and than love, truths and betrayals are revealed and hearts are broken and mended.
The class differences and opposites attract is exquisite in this book. As is the found family and henchman-has-good-heart-actually of it all. The good heart springs from an incredibly tragic back story.
This book is a reminder of just how tragic 1700s Britain was for those without the protection of money and power. Hoyt does a great job of examining privilege through the FMC who spends a lot of the book reconciling with that tragedy.
Plus it’s pretty hot, there’s an excellent sick bed scene, and I love the Bet and the Fox tie in at the beginning of each chapter.
I think I’m going to really enjoy this series.
The class differences and opposites attract is exquisite in this book. As is the found family and henchman-has-good-heart-actually of it all. The good heart springs from an incredibly tragic back story.
This book is a reminder of just how tragic 1700s Britain was for those without the protection of money and power. Hoyt does a great job of examining privilege through the FMC who spends a lot of the book reconciling with that tragedy.
Plus it’s pretty hot, there’s an excellent sick bed scene, and I love the Bet and the Fox tie in at the beginning of each chapter.
I think I’m going to really enjoy this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Death of parent