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The Virgin and the Rogue by Sophie Jordan

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bookfortbuilder's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

webbsusa's review against another edition

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5.0

I really loved this book. The cover is one of the best I’ve seen in a while—gorgeous. The aphrodisiac plot was something I don’t often see in romance novels, and it was fun and well-done. The sexytimes were very hot.

I had just read the previous book in the series, so I came to this knowing Charlotte already. I think you see a lot of character growth in this book, but I think it’s more difficult to recognize if you didn’t read the previous book. Kingston didn’t appear in the previous book, but he is discussed enough that a negative impression is formed. This book illustrated there’s more than meets the eye with him, but again, the context of the previous book helps in that regard.

I really loved this one. Excited to read Nora’s story!

I received an eARC from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

cala_p's review against another edition

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3.0

Like the previous book from this series, this one was good but not great. It’s funny, and is a romance started due to Charlotte’s sister giving her a tonic that makes her horny. I think my meh feeling about this book has to do with the fact that not much happened in it. It seemed all over the place and there was not much to the characters. Samuel was just there, seemingly to be jumped on. He had no major place in this novel other than just being there. Charlotte is about to enter into a loveless marriage and it takes medicine to make her realize her mistake. I feel like this could have been slightly better if she realized her mistake on her own and not in conjunction with her feelings toward Samual. I enjoyed reading it, but did not love it or enjoy it as much as some of the others. I feel like Sophie Jordan is slipping on these last few. The book seems more lackluster than the others and the romance not as developed

mollywetta's review against another edition

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SUPER disappointing. Poor character development, plotting, premise, writing, continuity...I randomly picked a romance because that's what I desperately needed, a guaranteed happy ending, but this was a complete waste of time, especially considering I have an excess of time now.

mmmchelle's review against another edition

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emotional relaxing fast-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

3.75

merenunley's review against another edition

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4.0

Her sister accidentally gives her an aphrodisiac and she ends up attacking her brother in law, the bastard. Absolutely crazy premise and yet so good - she comes out of her shell with his help.