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Review – A Rogue of One’s Own

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Ashley - BlessedandBooked

I’m a little bit behind on my book reviews! I completed “A Rogue of One’s Own” by Evie Dunmore on October 23.

A quick synopsis supplied by Goodreads: A lady must have money and an army of her own if she is to win a revolution – but first, she must pit her wits against the wiles of an irresistible rogue bent on wrecking her plans…and her heart.

“A Rogue of One’s Own” by Evie Dunmore is the second book in the A League of Extraordinary Women series. This book focuses on Lady Lucinda (“Lucie”) and her role in the suffragist movement in England during the 1880s. She doesn’t want to get married and she wants women to be equally treated as men. Her old nemesis, Lord Tristan Ballentine, stands in her way. In this book, there is a truth to the saying “All’s fair in love and war”.

This book did not grab me like the first book in the series, as I thought it was a little long winded in its build up of the story. It took me a while to relate with the characters and really engage in what their purposes were. The last half of the book really picked up and saved the overall rating of this book. You’ll definitely have to read this one to find out of Lucie accomplishes everything she hopes to achieve in her role for women’s rights!

“A Rogue of One’s Own” by Evie Dunmore rating: 3 stars

Review – The Switch

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Ashley - BlessedandBooked

I completed “The Switch” by Beth O’Leary a couple days ago. I had to sit with it before I wrote my review, because I loved “The Flatshare” so much! I kept asking myself if this book was just as good as her debut novel that I completed in one sitting. In the end, this one took three days to read, and yes, it was just as good as ‘The Flatshare”.

This novel takes place in London and Yorkshire. I so love British anything! The main characters are Leena and Eileen Cotton, a twenty-something and a seventy-something. Leena is Eileen’s granddaughter who is so caught up in work that she doesn’t see anything else around her, until she is forced to take a step back. The cool part in all of this is she takes a trip to visit her Grandmother Eileen and they pull a Freaky Friday and trade lives. They don’t switch bodies though! Leena stays in Yorkshire where she can delve into projects other than work, and Eileen moves into Leena’s apartment to try out the dating scene!

I love Beth O’Leary’s writing. She made me absolutely love Eileen with her sass and feistiness! Seriously, Eileen is the character that pushed this book into the 5 star category instead of keeping it in the 4 star category. Leena was a typical twenty-something and sometimes got on my nerves. She was trying to be someone she wasn’t and sometimes thought the world revolved around her instead of seeing the bigger picture. Thanks to Eileen many lives were saved from utter disaster.

This is a fun and quick read that I would definitely recommend to anyone who loves novels set in Britain, romance and comedy, and to just get away for a while. Since both of Beth O’Leary’s books have received 5 star ratings from me, I suppose she is also on the list of favorite authors. I can’t wait to see what she publishes next!

“The Switch” by Beth O’Leary rating: 5 stars