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The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean

8 reviews

juni3's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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yourbookishbff's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this series start! Does the plot hinge entirely on "romance reasons"? Absolutely. Did I mind? Not at all. A fun stow-away story that's plot heavy for the first half and then character-driven in the second, with lots of push-and-pull absurdity between the main characters. I spent about 20 minutes wishing harm for the male main character, King, but recovered from that fairly quickly, and our female main character, Sophie, is delightful. There were several scenes that had me legitimately giggling (the argument over whether or not she's been shot following the mail coach incident was top tier). Excited to continue this series, because let's be honest, I'm here to get hurt in The Day of the Duchess. 
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livlamentloathe's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

Honestly captivating. I didn’t love the ending feud—it’s quite annoying when the heroine tries to be honest and the hero refuses it…just to hear the same words from someone else (typically someone male) and realize his mistake. How about believing the girl you supposedly love instead of playing through this charade?! 

Beyond that, it was a great deal of fun! Sophie was so headstrong and brave and I loved her refusals to back down for proprieties sake. And Sesily was phenomenal. I love seeing her prior to Bombshell. She’s magnificent.
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smuttymcbookface's review

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adventurous medium-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

3.5

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drewreviewsromance's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-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

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shinypurplepants's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

As someone who doesn't read a lot of regency or enemies-to-lovers romances this was a different kinda read than what I'm used to. MacLean's writing was surprisingly funny and kept me engaged with both of the love interests in a way I never expected! Justine Eyre's reading was also top notch! I liked this a lot more than I expected to.

I have read a lot of angry reviews that felt King, the male LI, was a complete jerk but I didn't personally feel that way. I felt like his reasoning for why he acted like a jerk was really grounded and made sense for his character. Would I have stuck around long enough to fall in love? Probably not, but I'm glad Sophie did as I genuinely love them together!
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joufancyhuh's review

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adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

 I loved this book. The summary doesn't do it any kind of justice, but it's such a whirlwind that it's understandable. This book broke my heart and re-pieced it back together several times. Fake marriage, hurt/comfort, annoyances to lovers, an "ambiguous" (but totally obvious) bisexual male lead -- this book has it all. I ended up having to sit in a parking lot to finish reading this book cause I couldn't put it down. And the sexy scenes? WHEW. That's some spicy stuff right there. This woman knows what her readers want. 
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inuy21's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-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

5.0

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