A review by allingoodtime
The Bride Goes Rogue by Joanna Shupe

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

In this book as well as the previous of this series, I have enjoyed watching the FMC find her autonomy. They are both very different women and are oppressed by the misogyny of the time in different ways, and they both found a way to live life on their terms.

Of course, I’m always all for a scoundrel finding the person who grounds him. Preston is not a good person, not really. Until Katherine comes storming into his life. Even then, he’s only good to her. It’s not that he has deep seeded ill intent. He’s just oblivious to the way his actions affect the world around him. If he was dragged through the mud and stepped over by others, he has no qualms about doing the same. Once he slows down from his “more, more, more” mentality, his inner softie starts to emerge.

Although Katherine and Preston don’t think they can be what the other needs, they set the pages aflame. Often they start those fires without even touching each other. On top of the sexual chemistry, they also have amazing nicknames for each other and acquire more and more inside jokes and taunts as the story progresses, deepening their connection.

I love Preston’s grovel, especially because he has to do it numerous times. He keeps thinking he “gets” it and he just doesn’t. The poor man is clueless when it comes to love and relationships. So he grovels and then undoes all the good the grovel earned him by doing another bone-headed thing. All the while convinced he has no future with Katherine. I could only shake my head at his naivety.

I’m so glad I had faith in this author and didn’t give up on this series after the first book, which wasn’t as good as I had expected. This story and the previous one are amazing and I can only hope the next one lives up to my now-high expectations. 
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