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A review by jessiesreadingcorner
The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean
5.0
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The Rogue Not Taken (written by Sarah MacLean, narrated by Justine Eyre) is the first audiobook I’ve listened to that I’m reviewing. I chose this story because it had been on my Chirp playlist for quite some time (can’t remember when I bought it, but I bought it because I love Sarah’s stories and it was on sale.)
From the beginning, I was obsessed with King and Sophie’s story and Justine’s narration kept me engaged throughout the entire read! As the sole narrator, I loved how she changed the tone and intonation of her voice when speaking as the different characters. As someone who hadn’t read the book yet, this helped tremendously when figuring out the POV and who was speaking.
King is a marquess who feels like his father has wronged him, and has vowed that the “line ends with him” as a way to punish him. He meets Sophie at a summer soiree and their banter pulled me in right away! They were giving me Dom and Ally vibes (from Lucy Score’s By a Thread.) Sophie, having caused a scandal, wishes to retreat back to her family home but needs a ride and asks if King could assist; he doesn’t. In desperation, she ends up stowing away in his carriage until she is discovered by him. What follows is an entertaining tale of adventure and romance as these two make their way back to his home, as he’s been summoned by his father.
I loved watching King and Sophie fall in love with each other. King was insulting at times with her but Sophie never let him get away it. There was one point in the story where I knew where it was headed and, while I knew there had to be a HEA in the story, I didn’t really want to go on. But my curiosity won out and what I thought would happen did, and I wanted to smack King upside the head for not believing in Sophie (though it also made sense why he would believed what he did, due to his backstory.) What impressed me most with this part of the story was how strong Sophie was throughout. Yes, she was upset but she held her head high and didn’t cower under King’s insults. Did King realize the mistake he made and apologize? You’ll just have to read (or listen) to find out!
The Rogue Not Taken (written by Sarah MacLean, narrated by Justine Eyre) is the first audiobook I’ve listened to that I’m reviewing. I chose this story because it had been on my Chirp playlist for quite some time (can’t remember when I bought it, but I bought it because I love Sarah’s stories and it was on sale.)
From the beginning, I was obsessed with King and Sophie’s story and Justine’s narration kept me engaged throughout the entire read! As the sole narrator, I loved how she changed the tone and intonation of her voice when speaking as the different characters. As someone who hadn’t read the book yet, this helped tremendously when figuring out the POV and who was speaking.
King is a marquess who feels like his father has wronged him, and has vowed that the “line ends with him” as a way to punish him. He meets Sophie at a summer soiree and their banter pulled me in right away! They were giving me Dom and Ally vibes (from Lucy Score’s By a Thread.) Sophie, having caused a scandal, wishes to retreat back to her family home but needs a ride and asks if King could assist; he doesn’t. In desperation, she ends up stowing away in his carriage until she is discovered by him. What follows is an entertaining tale of adventure and romance as these two make their way back to his home, as he’s been summoned by his father.
I loved watching King and Sophie fall in love with each other. King was insulting at times with her but Sophie never let him get away it. There was one point in the story where I knew where it was headed and, while I knew there had to be a HEA in the story, I didn’t really want to go on. But my curiosity won out and what I thought would happen did, and I wanted to smack King upside the head for not believing in Sophie (though it also made sense why he would believed what he did, due to his backstory.) What impressed me most with this part of the story was how strong Sophie was throughout. Yes, she was upset but she held her head high and didn’t cower under King’s insults. Did King realize the mistake he made and apologize? You’ll just have to read (or listen) to find out!