Rachel A. (ra7) reviewed A Rogue By Any Other Name (Rules of Scoundrels, Bk 1) on + 1026 more book reviews
Bourne is part owner of an exclusive gaming club. 10 years prior he lost everything in a game of cards to someone he trusted; his guardian. Since then, he's rebuilt himself and is after his lands. He will gt his lands back at any cost. Revenge is what he lives for. Michael is not a nice person anymore.
Penelope was engaged to a Duke who fell in love with someone else. This being the world in which we live, it was (of course) all her fault. As a result, 2 of her sisters took hasty marriages. Her 2 remaining sisters are on the marriage-mart. For her sisters to marry well, it's on Penelope to make a good match. Penelope grew up with Michael and has always loved him.
Overall this was a nice friends to enemies to lovers romance. I really liked Penelope and her growth throughout the book. It took the whole for me to like Michael. I didn't like his treatment of Penelope. And in the end, there really wasn't any groveling on his part. I did like the end with the revelation regarding Langford and the teaser for the next book. I did like Pippa (didn't care for Penelope's other sister Olivia- she's a bit selfish).
Penelope was engaged to a Duke who fell in love with someone else. This being the world in which we live, it was (of course) all her fault. As a result, 2 of her sisters took hasty marriages. Her 2 remaining sisters are on the marriage-mart. For her sisters to marry well, it's on Penelope to make a good match. Penelope grew up with Michael and has always loved him.
Overall this was a nice friends to enemies to lovers romance. I really liked Penelope and her growth throughout the book. It took the whole for me to like Michael. I didn't like his treatment of Penelope. And in the end, there really wasn't any groveling on his part. I did like the end with the revelation regarding Langford and the teaser for the next book. I did like Pippa (didn't care for Penelope's other sister Olivia- she's a bit selfish).
Janet S. (janet901) reviewed A Rogue By Any Other Name (Rules of Scoundrels, Bk 1) on + 55 more book reviews
Boring, boring, boring! Most of the book was the same thing over and over, she was dumped by her fiance, he's out for revenge. Bla, bla, bla...This could have been written with so much more content, Bourne owned a gambling hell. From the dust jacket I thought Penelope was going to really take advantage of this but no, the story went nowhere. She sat around the house day and night brooding. He sat plotting his simple revenge.The last third of the book the story finally picked up. My first and last Sarah MacLean book judging from this one. What a waste of reading time. In the words of Penelope-I expected more.
