A Rogue of One's Own is the second novel in Evie Dunmore's League of Extraordinary Women series, and centers on Lady Lucie, the leader of the Oxford chapter of suffragettes, and Tristan, Lord Ballantine, a notorious rogue who seems destined to thwart her plans.
In A Rogue of One's Own, Dunmore does an excellent job of building the setting. Set in against the backdrop of women's suffrage in Victorian England, the story builds upon the world created in Dunmore's previous book, Bringing Down the Duke. If the first book's emphasis on suffrage was akin to dipping your toe into the pool, this one is diving in. Dunmore makes the case against the Married Women's Property Act seem as real and as pertinent as it no doubt did in 1880, which seems incredibly timely given the events currently occurring in the United States. As a woman who is currently afraid that her rights and bodily autonomy might be rescinded in the coming months, Lucie's fight seems singularly poignant.
From a romance perspective, I very much enjoyed the story. Tristan is a wonderful character, and getting to see his point of view as he's coming to agree with Lucie's cause was so refreshing. It was very difficult to see how Tristan and Lucie could gain their happily-ever-after given both of their strong views, but it was hard-earned and well worth it.
I will be looking forward to reading more from Evie Dunmore in the future!
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