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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt is 100% my kind of historical romance. After enjoying The Serpent Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt, I decided to try out some of her other books and Dearest Rogue really appealed to me. I even bought the book full price at Barnes and Noble’s. So it’s so very awesome that I completely adored Dearest Rogue.
Dearest Rogue is set in the mid 1700s England and focuses on Phoebe Batten and Captain James Trevillion. Phoebe is a lady from an aristocratic family, and she is blind. While she wasn’t born that way, over the years her eyesight became progressively worse, and now she can’t see unless it’s a very, very sunny day. And even then, she can’t really see much. So her (understandably) over protective brother hired Trevillion to watch over Phoebe.
Phoebe is such a wonderful woman. Although she wishes she had her eyesight back, she never lets her blindness get her down. She’s wonderfully strong, and she wants to be independent more than anything. While she wasn’t thrilled with Trevillion’s presence initially, they have formed a connection, of a sort.
As much as I loved Phoebe (and I really, really do) Trevillion absolutely stole my heart. Trevillion was in the Dragoons, and excelled at his job. But, due to an injury, he is no longer a part of that, and he is now a Bodyguard to Lady Phoebe. Trevillion takes his job of protecting Phoebe very seriously, and did he ever make my heart swoon. He has this fondness for Phoebe, but he keeps it to himself because he’s worried about class differences. He feels like he is not good enough for Phoebe, which of course is not true. This quiet love he has for Phoebe that he never shares with anyone just made me adore him so much.
Trevillion’s worries about not being good enough for Phoebe and his fear that his injury prevents him from being able to protect her leads to some conflict, but as frustrating as it was for me as a reader, it’s exactly what makes me love Trevillion all the more.
Trevillion and Phoebe are just so perfect for each other. Obviously, as this is a romance, I know that Trevillion and Phoebe are going to get together, but Elizabeth Hoyt made me believe that they actually belonged together. I can see how their different personalities fit so well together.
Dearest Rogue is also full of fabulous secondary characters, and I especially loved meeting Trevillion’s estranged family. Really, there isn’t much I didn’t love about Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt. You all should read it RIGHT THIS MINUTE!This review was originally posted on Quinn's Book Nook
Dearest Rogue is set in the mid 1700s England and focuses on Phoebe Batten and Captain James Trevillion. Phoebe is a lady from an aristocratic family, and she is blind. While she wasn’t born that way, over the years her eyesight became progressively worse, and now she can’t see unless it’s a very, very sunny day. And even then, she can’t really see much. So her (understandably) over protective brother hired Trevillion to watch over Phoebe.
Phoebe is such a wonderful woman. Although she wishes she had her eyesight back, she never lets her blindness get her down. She’s wonderfully strong, and she wants to be independent more than anything. While she wasn’t thrilled with Trevillion’s presence initially, they have formed a connection, of a sort.
As much as I loved Phoebe (and I really, really do) Trevillion absolutely stole my heart. Trevillion was in the Dragoons, and excelled at his job. But, due to an injury, he is no longer a part of that, and he is now a Bodyguard to Lady Phoebe. Trevillion takes his job of protecting Phoebe very seriously, and did he ever make my heart swoon. He has this fondness for Phoebe, but he keeps it to himself because he’s worried about class differences. He feels like he is not good enough for Phoebe, which of course is not true. This quiet love he has for Phoebe that he never shares with anyone just made me adore him so much.
Trevillion’s worries about not being good enough for Phoebe and his fear that his injury prevents him from being able to protect her leads to some conflict, but as frustrating as it was for me as a reader, it’s exactly what makes me love Trevillion all the more.
Trevillion and Phoebe are just so perfect for each other. Obviously, as this is a romance, I know that Trevillion and Phoebe are going to get together, but Elizabeth Hoyt made me believe that they actually belonged together. I can see how their different personalities fit so well together.
Dearest Rogue is also full of fabulous secondary characters, and I especially loved meeting Trevillion’s estranged family. Really, there isn’t much I didn’t love about Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt. You all should read it RIGHT THIS MINUTE!This review was originally posted on Quinn's Book Nook
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rating: 4.5 stars
Genre: Historical Romance
Pairing: M/F
Steam: Explicit Open Door
Tropes: Grumpy and Sunshine, Forced Proximity, Age-Gap, Class Difference, Kidnapping, Fake Relationship, One Bed, Bodyguard
Setting:
England, Georgian era ~1740s
Perspective:
3rd Person - Lady Phoebe Batten, Captain James Trevillion, and Eve Dinwoody
Overview:
It’s a perfect combo of tropes and characterization. Young, sweet, blind, and competent Heroine falls for the older, reserved, stoic, attentive ex-solider and bodyguard with a bum leg after being forced to spend time with him day-in and day-out for over six months. While on the run from kidnappers, they pretend to be husband and wife and end up sharing a single room before they make it to his childhood home to hide. Hijinks ensue because duhhh.
Likes:
Personally, (as someone with a chronic illness that affects my physical abilities at times) I really appreciate the way the author wrote about both (well...all three) of the characters' disabilities. It wasn't insulting to read their inner monologue and the bulk of their gripes were leveled towards the way other characters made assumptions about their capabilities, not the fact that they were no longer able-bodied. Both Phoebe and James accepted and made adjustments to accommodate their new circumstances.
The antagonistic banter made me smile. Phoebe and James kept ribbing each other throughout the story—even their scenes in the previous book were amusing.
"Sometimes I rather dislike you, Captain Trevillion."
"I am most gratified that it's only sometimes, my lady," he replied.
I just…love Phoebe in general lol. She's one of, if not the best heroine in the Maiden Lane series. She's so sweet and yet has a lot of spunk.
Really, sometimes it would be much easier if one were allowed to simply hit gentlemen over the head.
Phoebe’s desire for freedom never wanes despite her changing feelings for Trevillion.
The problem was she wanted both things: to be free and to have Trevillion back in her life—a blatant contradiction. He was a guard. She couldn’t be free with him there. And yet she couldn’t be entirely happy with him gone.
Whatever this is…
“Why don’t you come back and we can practice the kissing that—”
“You’re too young!” he shouted. “Too highborn, too reckless with your own safety, too sweet, and too damned young. Stop. Stop baiting me, stop using me as your own personal plaything. I might be your brother’s servant, but I’m a man as well.”
Dislikes:
I wish the smutty scenes were catered more towards Phoebe’s inexperience and pleasure in the beginning. James wasn’t very uh, attentive in that regard? He was in a hurry to play smash or pass and during said smash decided to just ramrod poor Phoebe. Not very sexy in my opinion.
Genre: Historical Romance
Pairing: M/F
Steam: Explicit Open Door
Tropes: Grumpy and Sunshine, Forced Proximity, Age-Gap, Class Difference, Kidnapping, Fake Relationship, One Bed, Bodyguard
Setting:
England, Georgian era ~1740s
Perspective:
3rd Person - Lady Phoebe Batten, Captain James Trevillion, and Eve Dinwoody
Overview:
It’s a perfect combo of tropes and characterization. Young, sweet, blind, and competent Heroine falls for the older, reserved, stoic, attentive ex-solider and bodyguard with a bum leg after being forced to spend time with him day-in and day-out for over six months. While on the run from kidnappers, they pretend to be husband and wife and end up sharing a single room before they make it to his childhood home to hide. Hijinks ensue because duhhh.
Likes:
Personally, (as someone with a chronic illness that affects my physical abilities at times) I really appreciate the way the author wrote about both (well...all three) of the characters' disabilities. It wasn't insulting to read their inner monologue and the bulk of their gripes were leveled towards the way other characters made assumptions about their capabilities, not the fact that they were no longer able-bodied. Both Phoebe and James accepted and made adjustments to accommodate their new circumstances.
The antagonistic banter made me smile. Phoebe and James kept ribbing each other throughout the story—even their scenes in the previous book were amusing.
"Sometimes I rather dislike you, Captain Trevillion."
"I am most gratified that it's only sometimes, my lady," he replied.
I just…love Phoebe in general lol. She's one of, if not the best heroine in the Maiden Lane series. She's so sweet and yet has a lot of spunk.
Really, sometimes it would be much easier if one were allowed to simply hit gentlemen over the head.
Phoebe’s desire for freedom never wanes despite her changing feelings for Trevillion.
The problem was she wanted both things: to be free and to have Trevillion back in her life—a blatant contradiction. He was a guard. She couldn’t be free with him there. And yet she couldn’t be entirely happy with him gone.
Whatever this is…
“Why don’t you come back and we can practice the kissing that—”
“You’re too young!” he shouted. “Too highborn, too reckless with your own safety, too sweet, and too damned young. Stop. Stop baiting me, stop using me as your own personal plaything. I might be your brother’s servant, but I’m a man as well.”
Dislikes:
I wish the smutty scenes were catered more towards Phoebe’s inexperience and pleasure in the beginning. James wasn’t very uh, attentive in that regard? He was in a hurry to play smash or pass and during said smash decided to just ramrod poor Phoebe. Not very sexy in my opinion.
This book was very entertaining, with just the right amount of romance. The heroine was very likable, and I respected her and her toughness. The main squeeze, James, was great because he was everything you want in a cheesy romance. Tall, dark, and brooding. But he livened up, and was transformed into a better version of himself while around Phoebe. I loved their dynamic, and thought that the book was great. I wish there had been a little more action, but besides that I thoroughly enjoyed it.
They're probably my second favorite couple after Mickey and Silence.
Blind lady and her lamed bodyguard. Family redemption.
Attempted and actual kidnapping. Dead parents, rape of a disabled woman.
Attempted and actual kidnapping. Dead parents, rape of a disabled woman.
It started strong and he did some Grade A pining like Chris Pine in a pine forest spraying Pine-sol pining buuuuut then they kept talking about how YOUNG and INNOCENT she was and it started to feel like those porn clips where the actress is a "teen" so she has pig tails and knee high socks which is supposed to be hot but it's just creepy af. You know who's young and innocent? Children! You shouldn't want to fuck children. Also she couldn't go 5 full minutes without being snatched and like why??? Never mind I don't care why. And why the tits was the only black character described as "glossy"?! Like whaaaaa?
Since this was my first book by Elizabeth Hoyt, this may just be an example of a plot that just wasn't for me...but I don't think so.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Phoebe is rich, beautiful, and blind. She craves independence but people just keep trying to kidnap her. James is dealing with an injury that has left him unable to continue his work as an officer and he now works as Phoebe's bodyguard. When danger comes to close, he whisks her away to Cornwall and rediscovers himself and falls madly in love with her.
Frankly James is an absolute simp for Phoebe and I am 100% here for it. This book also has excellent disability representation and I've never loved a heroine as much as I love Phoebe. She deserves the world and all that's in it.
Frankly James is an absolute simp for Phoebe and I am 100% here for it. This book also has excellent disability representation and I've never loved a heroine as much as I love Phoebe. She deserves the world and all that's in it.