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daniireads's review
2.0
I was really excited to read Rogue. The blurb and the cover really sucked me in, but unfortunately the story fell flat for me. The flashbacks/time jumps were confusing in the beginning, and on top of that all the similar character names made the story confusing as well. I ended up skimming through a good chunk of it, especially over the sex scenes. It had a lot of potential, but just didn’t hit the mark.
bookishonabudget's review
4.0
This was such a fun book! The characters were quirky and fun and actually had their own personalities! It was swoony and just wonderful!
daijahsbookworld's review
1.0
*Thank you to the author and Netgalley for providing me with this ARC copy in exchange for an honest review*
I honestly wished this book was better than it turned out to be. The blurb sounded amazing, and I was so excited for a mercenary/mob book but it just fell so so flat and become highly confusing.
Firstly the characters were okay in the beginning. I enjoyed their banter and the fierceness of our main female lead, Kylie. In a lot of mob related books the main protagonist is so out of the loop and doesn't have any sort of common sense but Kylie really defied that. The main male protagonist was really intriguing and sexy in the beginning, but he had absolutely no depth to him at all. I was just waiting for him to develop some sort of personality other than being horny all the time but it never came.
Another thing that also bothered me about the characters that bothered me is that their motives for their actions in the past and present were so weak. The organization that Kylie and Jaxon worked for also had a weak motive in their reasoning for even wanting to recruit Kylie in the first place. This was a recurrent theme throughout the novel in which everybody's motives were just off. The logic in Rogue was nonexistent especially the deeper you got into the book with the mystery. The mystery just became confusing and in the end it just seemed like no big deal. I think the author was just attempting to do too much and none of the aspects could have been truly explored making the logic extremely confusing.
Lastly, the plot and the writing were just not very good. There was a bit of steam in here which was fine but there was no sexual tension that built up between the characters, The steam started almost immediately and would sometimes happen 2/3 times in just one chapter! The plot was extremely repetitive in the beginning and it was just the same thing over and over again.
This book had a lot of promise but it was just too all over the place and repetitive for my taste. The characters lacked depth, there was no logic, the plot was repetitive, and there was no build up between the two main romantic interests making me not care if they're together or not. As I said I think this is just a case of trying to do too much leading to a lackluster novel that is underdeveloped.
I honestly wished this book was better than it turned out to be. The blurb sounded amazing, and I was so excited for a mercenary/mob book but it just fell so so flat and become highly confusing.
Firstly the characters were okay in the beginning. I enjoyed their banter and the fierceness of our main female lead, Kylie. In a lot of mob related books the main protagonist is so out of the loop and doesn't have any sort of common sense but Kylie really defied that. The main male protagonist was really intriguing and sexy in the beginning, but he had absolutely no depth to him at all. I was just waiting for him to develop some sort of personality other than being horny all the time but it never came.
Another thing that also bothered me about the characters that bothered me is that their motives for their actions in the past and present were so weak. The organization that Kylie and Jaxon worked for also had a weak motive in their reasoning for even wanting to recruit Kylie in the first place. This was a recurrent theme throughout the novel in which everybody's motives were just off. The logic in Rogue was nonexistent especially the deeper you got into the book with the mystery. The mystery just became confusing and in the end it just seemed like no big deal. I think the author was just attempting to do too much and none of the aspects could have been truly explored making the logic extremely confusing.
Lastly, the plot and the writing were just not very good. There was a bit of steam in here which was fine but there was no sexual tension that built up between the characters, The steam started almost immediately and would sometimes happen 2/3 times in just one chapter! The plot was extremely repetitive in the beginning and it was just the same thing over and over again.
This book had a lot of promise but it was just too all over the place and repetitive for my taste. The characters lacked depth, there was no logic, the plot was repetitive, and there was no build up between the two main romantic interests making me not care if they're together or not. As I said I think this is just a case of trying to do too much leading to a lackluster novel that is underdeveloped.
jordanc810's review
4.0
The very first thing you should know about this book is that it is SUPER SUPER STEAMY!!!! Like very descriptive. Pretty frequently.
Overall I enjoyed this book. I was gifted a copy on NetGalley and was so thankful because it definitely out of my comfort zone of what I would have picked up. It’s a romance, but it’s also about a girl who wants revenge and ends up getting recruited to be a spy.
I have conflicted feelings about this book, which is why I gave it 4 stars. On one hand, it’s a good romance novel. It’s different and has more layers than a romance novel since the main characters life is so interesting. However, I felt that it was missing depth as a regular novel. I wanted more out of the spy story and more about the relationship. But overall, it was a great story that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Overall I enjoyed this book. I was gifted a copy on NetGalley and was so thankful because it definitely out of my comfort zone of what I would have picked up. It’s a romance, but it’s also about a girl who wants revenge and ends up getting recruited to be a spy.
I have conflicted feelings about this book, which is why I gave it 4 stars. On one hand, it’s a good romance novel. It’s different and has more layers than a romance novel since the main characters life is so interesting. However, I felt that it was missing depth as a regular novel. I wanted more out of the spy story and more about the relationship. But overall, it was a great story that I thoroughly enjoyed.
smonro's review
5.0
Even tho there’re some things I didn’t understand I really enjoyed this book and I want to read about her sister
theeuphoriczat's review
3.0
A classic bad-boy romance but a lot is well written and with an intriguing plot and a strong heroine.
This is a romantic suspense, told from alternating time periods from the point of view of Kylie whose whole life shifted after her father was brutally murdered. When no one was charged for his murder, she decided to seek revenge herself. She then gets recruited by a group of mercenaries to investigate the death of her father. This is how she meets Jaxson.
This is a romantic suspense, told from alternating time periods from the point of view of Kylie whose whole life shifted after her father was brutally murdered. When no one was charged for his murder, she decided to seek revenge herself. She then gets recruited by a group of mercenaries to investigate the death of her father. This is how she meets Jaxson.
sarahlw96's review
3.0
Rogue was fun fast read! The first few chapters were a little confusing in establishing the plot, but then the writing style really hit its stride. I thought the duel timelines worked really well in building tension and the characters were well thought out. Mannon has set up for the next book in the series and I will certainly check it out.
*I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
*I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
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