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Dearest Rogue
by Elizabeth Hoyt
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.