A review by gillyreads
A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore

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There were a lot of things I really enjoyed about this book. I think Evie Dunmore had obviously done extensive research, and is a skillful writer. It did feel like the book probably could have been cut down a little though. 

The characters felt real and vibrantly individual. I loved how intense Lucy was about her politics, and really enjoyed the complexities of her and Tristian figuring each other (and themselves) out. It was a really great take on enemies to lovers. I think my favourite aspect was them navigating how they could make a relationship equal in a system that gave one party absolute power over the other.

There were a few points that threw me off a bit. Firstly, it feels ridiculous to read a recently written historical romance - especially set in a univeristy town - and have the only character of colour be a valet. The whole thing with Tristian's tatoo felt off, and while he was quite critical of the war it didn't really feel like it suffieciently grappled with the evilness of the British Empire. I also felt like it was a little lacking in class analysis, frustrating given how extensively political the story is. Finaly, for me the whole characterisation of Arthur was not well done, it gave very strong Georgette Heyer vibes in a not good way.

Hopefuly she improves on these kinds of points in future books. 
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