A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1) in Around the World in 80 Books

Jun 23, 2011 Juliana Philippa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series, 0-own-as-an-ebook, 2022-reads, romance-historical, published-2012, published-2010s, published-21st-century, romance-series, 0-own-as-kindle-ebook, 2017-reads

3.75 stars

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Sep 01, 2012 Sam rated it did not like it

Shelves: read-2013, 4-historical-romance, reviewed

My level of frustration with A Rogue by Any Other Name was sky high, and it was absolutely unexpected because I loved the only other Sarah MacLean book I have read, Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke’s Heart. In my write-up of that book, I had noted that MacLean writes well and is able to do character development and motivation in a very nuanced and believable way. That was a five-star read for me. So book one of this new series should’ve been at the very least passable, right?

And yet, holy ...more

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Apr 30, 2012 Nadine in NY Jones rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, historical-romance, era-regency, second-chance-romance

Fantastic! MacLean perfectly maintains the tension through almost the entire story. Bourne and Penelope grew up together, so their deep connection is completely believable. Both Bourne and Penelope have been massively let down by others in the past (Bourne much more than Penelope) so their mistrust and general obfuscation is believable too. I absolutely LOVED the yearning, the desire, the tension, the doubt and the confidence! Perfect.

Many romances set up the hero as a "rogue" but he ends up be ...more

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