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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Dearest Rogue is part of the Elizabeth Hoyts Maiden Lane series. The heroine of this book is Lady Phoebe Batten. Phones is blind and her over-protective brother has hired a bodyguard, Captain James Trevellion to keep her safe. 2 attempted kidnappings, 2 successful kidnappings and a hideout later, Phoebe and James are in love. HEA for everyone.
I have mixed feelings about this book. The story was fast paced and fun. Both the main characters are very likable. The only problem I have is that they have no chemistry. Not great for romance. Maybe a buddy story but not a romance.
Overall, I give this 2.5 stars.
I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway.
I have mixed feelings about this book. The story was fast paced and fun. Both the main characters are very likable. The only problem I have is that they have no chemistry. Not great for romance. Maybe a buddy story but not a romance.
Overall, I give this 2.5 stars.
I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
funny
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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 was bored despite all of the kidnappings but kudos to Hoyt for making me love Trevillion after spending 7 books making me hate him.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Outing
Minor: Rape
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This just really wasn’t a good book. It had me in the first third. I was thinking ooOo historical romance, funny character names, a little mystery and intrigue, but then it shit the bed. Three kidnappings is just entirely too many. The first get’s the plot going and heightens the stakes, sure. The second one being the motivating factor for Trevillion to take Phoebe the hell out of dodge. But the third was just frivolous and stupid, beating a dead horse at it’s finest. I found the writing to be over simplistic and more in line with fan-fanfic of some kind than a published novel, the dialogue was too simple and the characters felt like they were being forced by the writing to seem more complex than they actually were.
This book does have smut in it, though it’s pretty tame overall. I’m sorry but the names Phoebe and Trevillion are just not sexy and reading them in the context of smut scenes just gave me the ick.
I did like the that Phoebe was blind, which sounds weird, but I thought it was a unique plot motivator and I did enjoy the way it forced the character to interact on a different level than more traditional romances. If nothing else, if you like virgin or one-bed-at-the-inn tropes, you may like this, or at least not hate it. Lesson learned, those books with the sexy covers older women read on the beach are not for me.
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I like how much Pheobe values her independence and fights to preserve it despite her blindness. It's disappointing that the love interest sides with her brother on keeping her confined for most of the book. The brother's attitude here also really turns me off reading the other books in the series, especially the one where he's the love interest. Trevillion's family is the highlight of this book and my experience reading was much improved once they arrived at his father's house. Also, age gaps aren't my thing.