I ultimately didn't get along with this book as well as I was hoping to, and I think that's largely because I'm not a huge fan of historical romance, although I have been trying to get into it more. I did enjoy the writing and the two leads, but I have DNF'ed this for now simply because historical romance is not the kind of escapism I prefer in romance.

I loved Bringing Down the Duke and enjoyed a Rouge of One’s Own just as much! I actually enjoyed it more because I found Lucy to be a more compelling protagonist. Also this was STEAMY I could not put it down. Can’t wait for the next installment!

This series is a fresh enemies to lovers entry in the historical romance genre. Lucie is an Oxford suffragist who assembles a group of like minded women. She finds an impediment in Tristan, a lord who becomes engaged to her cousin. Sexy times, misunderstandings, and a reconciliations ensue.

A wonderful follow up novel that keeps you thrilled. Lady Lucie is absolutely magical and I wish I I could grow up to be her!

A Rogue Of One's Own
By Evie Dunmore

What a winning historical fiction hot romance read I loved! I enjoyed Bringing Down the Duke and this one was just as, if not, better sequel. What a delight to read a perfectly executed hate-to-love trope that is witty, angsty, delectable, hot, amazing chemistry, and with great banter. Lucie and Tristan are a great couple to read about and this series really solidified Evie Dunmore as one of my favorite authors. I am dying to wait for the release of the third installment coming this FALL 2021.

A Rogue of One’s Own is the second book in the League of Extraordinary Women series by Evie Dunmore, and was also a book that I was super excited to read! I read Bringing Down the Duke back in March of this year and very much enjoyed that story, so of course I couldn’t wait to check out its sequel. This book did not disappoint!

There is so much about this book that I really enjoyed. It looks like all of the women that we originally met in the first book are going to get their own books as the series goes along, and I am so here for it. The characters in this book fantastic. We originally met Lady Lucie in Bringing Down the Duke, and I think she’s is just fantastic. I love a good feminist, and her work as a suffragist was inspiring. And it doesn’t hurt that there’s lots of steamy romance between her and Lord Ballentine. *grin*

I also really love the setting and storyline for the book. I do not read nearly enough historical fiction anymore, and this book definitely makes me want to read more. (Which I hope to do soon!) I am fascinated by the time period, so give me all the historical romances, please!

While I have a paperback version of this book, I opted to listen to the audiobook after learning that it was narrated by Elizabeth Jasicki, who also narrated Bringing Down the Duke! I really enjoyed the voices that Elizabeth did for the characters and loved having her read the story to me. The voice in my head was not nearly as good as hers, and I hope that she narrates the rest of the series as well!

Overall; If you couldn’t already tell, I really enjoyed A Rogue of One’s Own! It was a fantastic sequel to Bringing Down the Duke, and I am beyond thrilled that there are going to be at least two more books in the series. I will be anxiously waiting to get my hands on them!

Y’all, I loved this book so much. I’m still trying to decide if I enjoyed it more than 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘬𝘦, or maybe I just enjoyed them equally. I guess we can go with that.⁣
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I appreciate so much that 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 takes a woman so passionate about the cause that she literally thinks of nothing else and shows her that it is, in fact, okay to desire a man and have a relationship with him. That there are men in the world who believe in the cause just as much as she does.⁣
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The 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 is one of the best I’ve read in a while, and I was so invested that towards the end, I just couldn’t put the book down!⁣
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You can listen to my husband and I ramble on about this book in our latest podcast episode that went live this morning on @anovelconsole! We would appreciate any support!⁣

I enjoyed the first book in this series so much! But this book was just "meh" for me, unfortunately, but I did finish it. It might be a case of "it's not you, it's me," though! I will not let it stop me from checking out others that come in the series! Thanks for the opportunity to preview the title.

As I said with the previous book, I adore a good historical romance.

In this latest installment, we meet yet another, yet wholly different, strong, and independent woman fighting for the betterment of womankind. She is joined by a hero I am sure most of us were not sure if we'd like, given his minor appearance in the previous book. However, in this featurette, we learn there is far more to Lord Ballentine, a man society has long deemed a rogue than meets the eye.

Once more we are treated to a delightful amount of sexual tension, plenty of verbal barbs, and an almost unwanted level of attraction between the two main leads. They both so obviously want each other, despite the fact that, initially, neither of them wants to want the other. And that makes a simply fun time.

The book also built upon the foundation set up in the previous book. Delving further into the woman's suffrage movement the struggles the women from all classes of society have to face in a world that deems them lesser than.

As I have come to expect with this series, I was thoroughly entertained and I cannot wait for more.

I'm not a super fan of historical romance - honestly, I requested Bringing Down the Duke because the cover was so cute. Anyways, I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected! I think this one was better than the first!

I read someone's blog review criticizing the book's depiction of people from India and homosexuals. I did not pick up on these issues, but I did feel that there was something lacking in the love story. I enjoyed the first book in the series and was eager to read more about the suffragettes. However, I thought the romance was more plot dictated than true love.

2.5

have to say, while I love a good romance, it seems that historical romances just aren't my thing.

Historical aspect aside, I was really disappointed with the romance in this book. I'm a sucker for an enemies to lovers storyline, but this one had absolutely no lead up and no tension. They hated each other and then all of a sudden, within one chapter, they were together. That's it. Done.
Half the fun of a this type of storyline is the tension, the back and forth between the two parties, the buildup! This book had none of that and it was so disappointing. To the point that it actually just ruined the rest of the story for me.

Evie Dunmore is quickly becoming one of my favorite historical romance authors. I love that the female characters are always pushing boundaries and social norms and standing up for what they believe in. I can't wait to read the next one!

This book was an absolute delight. I liked the first book in the series slightly more, but I can't wait to see where this series goes. Dunmore's writing is wonderful and her world is filled with characters I love.

I really loved her first book, Bringing Down the Duke, and was really excited for the second book. While Annabelle and Sebastian will always be my favorite, I really enjoyed Lucie and Tristan's love story. Lucie grew on me this book, which is a testament to the story as I didn't like her the first book.

What a wonderful story! I loved how this book really emphasizes the importance of equal rights, especially with women. It gives readers an insight as to how women were treated in the older days, and how much they had to fight to help women today get the rights they deserve. Definitely very well written. Books like these that touch on the importance of feminism are needed!

After reading Dunmore's first in this series - Bringing Down the Duke - I wanted to know more about Lady Lucie and where she got her ferocity from. This book gave me that and more, but I also got a little bogged down with it (it is loooooooooooong...). I had similar feelings for BDTD, but persevered. I was on the fence on starting this one for the same reason. I'm glad I read it, but may have enjoyed my time on a different book. I love this genre, but it's saturated so readers can pick and choose what suits them the most.
Thank you for the ARC!

This book takes a little while to get going, but once it does it's really fun!! The main character was my least favorite of all the girls we have met so far, however her romance was probably my favorite. Lady Lucie's views on being a woman and her rights are great to read about, as most women of that time can be portrayed like helpless damsels. Tristan as a her romantic interest is swoon worthy for sure!! I loved his parts slightly more than Lucie's. Overall I really enjoyed this book and look forward to more in this world with all of these characters.

The writing pulls readers in, and the characters are loveable from the get-go. A wonderful, chemistry-ridden romance with a feminist twist.

This is the second book in the series, I had really enjoyed the first but omgosh this one was fantastic! I loved everything about Lucie and Tristan, their tension built up to the point that I couldn’t take it anymore and it was great. Our Lady Lucie was in quite the predicament, she desperately wanted to keep fighting for the cause, but her nemesis, Lord Ballentine was always just right there to thwart her progress it seemed. He makes her an offer she cannot refuse, and she seems to lose control from then on, no matter how much she tries to keep it.

This was just delightful, it is a borderline tome at 448 pages, but it feels like a quick read and I flew through it in a couple of days. I enjoyed Lucie and her dealings with Tristan obvi, but I also loved her relationships with the other women and their sneaky ways to fight the patriarchy. I loved how Lucie did not want to be married and managed to find a way to make that acceptable as well. I’m telling you, the entire thing was just so much fun and I LOVED IT. The steam factor was just right for me also.

I could just gush on and on about this one, but I suppose I will stop. If you haven’t read the first one, Bringing Down the Duke, you have to read it as well, but note that this one was fine on its own. And now I cannot wait for the third book, very excited to see what is in store!

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the e-galley to review.