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The Rebel and the Rake
by Emily Sullivan
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I received a copy of The Rebel and the Rake by Emily Sullivan from Forever Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
It's been awhile since I've picked up a historical romance and I was quite excited to receive this one to dive back into the genre. In finding that it's actually the second in the A League of Scoundrels series, I decided to read the first book in the series before diving into this one. I really like seeing the other characters that came before and how the characters and stories are interconnected in romance novel series this way. For The Rebel and the Rake, I was glad that I read it in this way because I was able to read the introduction of the character of Rafe before seeing him with his own story in this book. It was like getting a sneak peek into a character before truly diving into what the character his own. This historical romance was full of political intrigue and mischief while bringing in issues of the times that I feel were not present in historical romances many years ago when I was read more of this genre. Sylvia is a woman who has strong ideas about what women can and should be able to do. However, readers are given hints that these aspirations and goals were derailed by something that caused her to find herself hiding her identity amongst those that she is now employed by. I definitely liked the character of Sylvia and her development in this story.
One of the things I love to try to figure out is who may be the next main characters for the following books and I had my sights set on Sylvia's friend, Georgiana, and I"m definitely very intrigued by her story which will be book three in this historical romance series.
It's been awhile since I've picked up a historical romance and I was quite excited to receive this one to dive back into the genre. In finding that it's actually the second in the A League of Scoundrels series, I decided to read the first book in the series before diving into this one. I really like seeing the other characters that came before and how the characters and stories are interconnected in romance novel series this way. For The Rebel and the Rake, I was glad that I read it in this way because I was able to read the introduction of the character of Rafe before seeing him with his own story in this book. It was like getting a sneak peek into a character before truly diving into what the character his own. This historical romance was full of political intrigue and mischief while bringing in issues of the times that I feel were not present in historical romances many years ago when I was read more of this genre. Sylvia is a woman who has strong ideas about what women can and should be able to do. However, readers are given hints that these aspirations and goals were derailed by something that caused her to find herself hiding her identity amongst those that she is now employed by. I definitely liked the character of Sylvia and her development in this story.
One of the things I love to try to figure out is who may be the next main characters for the following books and I had my sights set on Sylvia's friend, Georgiana, and I"m definitely very intrigued by her story which will be book three in this historical romance series.