BERKLEY A Rogue of One's Own

Even better than Bringing Down the Duke. This is a sweet and passionate story dealing with issues of 19th century Britain, featuring a suffragette and a libertine. Dunmore is a delight to read.

“But my heart, blackened as it is, is yours, until you stop desiring it. And it shall be yours even then.”A Rogue of Ones Own was a swoonworthy, tension filled, historical romance that captivated me since the very beginning. I absolutely fell in love with Lucie and Tristan, they were full of heart, full of soul. Lucie was an empowering suffragette who wanted a better world for us all. Tristan was a scoundrel with a heart of gold. The chemistry. The poetry. The banter. Boudicca. The mix between history, business and romance. I loved every aspect of this book. It’s definitely one of my new favorite historical romances, right next to Bringing Down the Duke. I can’t wait for Hattie’s story.Read if you like :Historical romance •Enemies to lovers•Witty banter •A League of Extraordinarily Women series •Poetry •Oscar Wilde •Cats •Fierce strong women during the suffrage era“Because when a woman happened to acquire a rogue of her own, she might as well make good use of him.”

When I finished Bringing Down the Duke I was reluctant to start the next book in the series, A Rogue of One’s Own, because I read reviews who were disappointed after reading it. This book really is different from the first one in the series, but it worked for me and I loved it in its own right. I don’t think we can honestly compare them, as they are so different.😊The beginning is a bit slow but I found that it made sense in the end, as we get insight into our main characters and it allowed to understand them better later on.Lucie was actually the kind of female character I expected to read about when I first started A League of Extraordinary Women, while I think that Annabelle’s story followed the typical historical romance scenario and roles the characters have in it, with a few twists that added to the originality and freshness. Compared to Annabelle who is the type of character who you feel and root for from the beginning, Lucie is flawed and, like in real life, it takes time and getting to know her for reader to warm up to her. Lucie says it the best herself in one of her conversations – her friend Annabelle possesses the rare combination of attributes that is not common in both men and women, and we cannot expect all women to possess it in order to deserve respect. I found that extraordinarily insightful because we often read about this young, beautiful, clever women who by possessing those attributes achieve their happy endings. But what about the less fortunate, who are not beautiful, young or clever enough, do they not deserve to be heard too, to be given voice and respect? I can’t express how much I loved that this book posed that question, and many others.The star of this book for me is definitely the heroine, but I like Tristan as well. I found his story a bit of a cliché, as this type of family drama is often used in HR, but it added nicely to his arc and I loved his devotion to Lucie and how he saw her for the great person she is from the beginning.This was well researched, emotional story that felt fresh and modern while respecting the time period.

This book was great. I read it all in one sitting, I couldn't put it down. Dunmore has a way of pulling at your emotions, in particular righteous anger, that makes the reading experience very immersive. The way she underlines the whole story with feminist undertones is masterful and I am quickly becoming an admirer of her work. Can't wait to read more of her books.

this wasn’t as good as Montgomery and Annabelle’s book, but then again, nothing will top the delightful surprise that was BRINGING DOWN THE DUKE.it’s still a really good book, great romance and has endearing characters. would recommend! I’m very excited to read Hattie’s story, since she’s one of my favorite side characters!