Reviews - Isabel and the Rogue

559 reviews for:

Isabel and the Rogue

Liana De la Rosa

3.93 AVERAGE

kaitrates's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

To say I care about you is an inustice to the thunderstorm of emotions I feel whenever you're near. Or not near. Whenever I think of your name or imagine your face.

You know those books that you finish and immediately wonder if you'll ever feel this way about one of them again? Isabel and the Rogue is one of them. I'm sitting here with all my emotions for this book leaking out of my eyes, slack jawed, and stunned and so full of emotion and gratitude.

This book was perfect. Every single detail was thought through. I'm someone for whom the little details make or break a book for me—and here, they beyond elevated the story.

I'll have more to say another time for but for now I''m going to bask in the sheer joy this book brought me.

shadowmaster13's review against another edition

4.5

emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

loveroflibros's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The banter. The girlhood. The culture. The pride. The love. The pet names. ALL OF IT. So so so good!!

owlleeharris's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

difficultwomanreads's review

3.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sarahtsgreads's review

4.5

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I had the best time with this book. I loved the romance. It was so delightfully swoony. The characters were dynamic and I really enjoyed the historical elements.

jess_justmaybeperfect's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Isabel and the Rogue is a spy vs spy, rivals to lovers, wallflower and rake, historical romance.

Isabel Luna Valdés is in England after escaping Mexico with her sisters during the French occupation. Isabel is also a spy for the Mexican government and meets Captain Sirius Dawson while searching a British aristocrat’s office.

Sirius is a charming rake. But that is not all. A veteran of the Crimean war, Sirius struggles with his memories and his fame. His need to give back sees him build his country home into a community for other veterans and work for the home office.

As Sirius and Isabel continue to cross paths a friendship, respect, attraction, and love grow.

When Isabel finally gets the chance to return to Mexico, Sirius must decide what that means for him and for their relationship.

This is an adventurous, funny, very sexy, inclusive, interesting, diverse, and moving story. And it’s so romantic.

Plus you get colonization and museum critiques, references to and use of gorgeous poetry and literature, respect for language diversity, a hot air balloon ride, and women who speak up for themselves. And this cover! 😍😍

Highly recommend!

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