Menu
5 Stars / Historical / Review

Review: A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean

What a scoundrel wants, a scoundrel gets…

A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society with nothing but his title. Now a partner in London’s most exclusive gaming hell, the cold, ruthless Bourne will do whatever it takes to regain his inheritance – including marrying perfect, proper Lady Penelope Marbury.

A broken engagement and years of disappointing courtships have left Penelope with little interest in a quiet, comfortable marriage. How lucky that her new husband has access to such unexplored pleasures. Bourne may be a prince of London’s underworld, but he vows to keep Penelope untouched by its wickedness – a challenge indeed as the lady discovers her own desires, and her willingness to wager anything for them…even her heart.

Title:A Rogue By Any Other Name
Author:Sarah MacLean
Series:The Rules of Scoundrels (Book 1)
Pages:386
Category / Genre(s):Historical
Trope(s):Opposites Attract
Point of View:
Location:London, England
Setting:Regency (1831)
HEA:โœ”๏ธ
Release Date:28th February, 2012
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is AmazonUK.jpgThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is AmazonUS.jpgThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is AmazonOz.jpgThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is AmazonCanada.jpgThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is ibooksuk.pngThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is ibooksusa.pngThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is ibooksoz.pngThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is ibookscanada.png

A fun and emotional romance

Sarah MacLean has been an auto buy for me ever since I read the wonderful Nine Rules… This story doesn’t quite reach the same heights but I still loved it and definitely feel it’s deserving of 5 stars.

Michael is my favourite kind of hero – tortured, full of angst and feels undeserving of, while really in need of, the love of a good woman. I also just adored Penelope. She appeared briefly in Eleven Scandals… but this book starts a new series (The Rules of Scoundrels Quartet) so there’s no need to have read any books to understand and enjoy this one. Penelope was feisty and fun while also being quite vulnerable and naive at times. She was someone that I really rooted for from beginning to end.

“…a fun and interesting romance with great characters and good storytelling.”

The relationship between Michael and Penelope was filled with chemistry and passion. The letters that started off each chapter were a lovely addition and really built on the pair’s past relationship. It was also easy to see the pair growing and falling in love which was a treat to read and kept me turning the pages at all hours.

I’m looking forward to the other stories in the series and would recommend this book to you if you like a fun and interesting romance with great characters and good storytelling. 5 stars.

New York Times, Washington Post & USA Today bestseller Sarah MacLean is the author of historical romance novels that have been translated into more than twenty languages.

Sarah is a leading advocate for the romance genre, speaking widely on its place at the nexus of gender and cultural studies. A romance columnist and co-host of the weekly romance novel podcast, Fated Mates, her work in support of romance and the women who read it earned her a place on Jezebel.com’s Sheroes list and led Entertainment Weekly to call her “the elegantly fuming, utterly intoxicating queen of historical romance.” Sarah is a graduate of Smith College & Harvard University. She lives in New York City

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Link-Small.pngThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Instagram-Small.pngThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Goodreads-Small.pngThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Twitter-Small.pngThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Facebook-Small.pngThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Bookbub-Small.pngThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Pinterest-Small.png

Scandal & Scoundrel Series:

No Comments

    Leave a Reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.