Review: What a group of Rogues
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2014
The League of Rogues is a group of five aristocrats that are friends, rakes and very sure of themselves, take what they want and protect what is theirs. The Duke of Essex, Godric St. Laurent, does not suffer fools lightly and takes it very personally when he is taken advantage of. He did not have a good childhood and feels incapable, and distrustful, of love. Godric sees Emily as a means to an end and gives no thought to what his actions will mean to her- hurting her uncle is his aim. But Emily surprises him by bringing out a protectiveness he fears but fights to make it a part of his life.Emily Parr is strong, confident, clever and intelligent. She has a sweetness of spirit that draws people to her. At eighteen all she wants is to marry fast to attain her father’s fortune so she can get away from her horrible uncle and his business partner. Despite the circumstances of her abduction, she stays in control of herself and does not let the League or Godric conquer her. Emily continually surprises the men with her attitude and they each come to admire different aspects of her.This was a fantastic story. It brought to mind Wendy in Peter Pan bringing the lost boys home. Emily brings out the best in each of the men, but especially Godric. Each time she tries to escape brings another discovery to Godric’s mind- of what he wants, what Emily can bring to his life and what he will do to keep her there. There are laughs, tears, hurt feelings, moments of triumph and panic and moments of tenderness. The League sees Emily as one of their own. They share their stories and thoughts with her and I like how they each love her and want to keep her with them. Each of the characters has been so richly developed that I will miss them until the next installment. The League of Rogues has me looking forward to the next book.I received an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.