The Rules of Scoundrels series by Sarah MacLean -> Restarting July 12th, 2024

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 6-9 (view spoiler)[I love how he used weighted dice for the game to get her to only roll 9’s. Also glad she found the hidden pathway behind the painting. I really like these two together. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

80% (view spoiler)[ I’m glad she finally figured out that she is in love with him and there is no passion between her and the other guy. But him getting married to someone else? Not okay. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Finished (view spoiler)[Im glad that she ended her engagement the way she did. Also glad he finally figured out that he was worth it and she was worthy of him. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Started

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 1-5 (view spoiler)[Well this is interesting so far with the whole she set him up for murder plot. I don’t really like her brother, but admire she is willing to do anything for the orphanage. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 6-9 (view spoiler)[Not loving how she is being treated by him! Hopefully he redeems himself in this one. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 10-15 (view spoiler)[Im glad that she told him everything about the past. Also I feel sad that she loves him. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Finished (view spoiler)[ I completely understand why she left the way she did. She thought she was giving him the life that he has wanted. I can’t believe that her brother tried to kill him. I didn’t like him in the first place, but still. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

I’ll continue soon

[Melanie]

Read book 1 today.



Chapters 1-5
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Bourne is not making this easy on Penelope. I get why he needs the land but it sucks what he's doing to Penelope to get it. Hopefully she'll bring him to his knees sooner rather than later.
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Chapters 6-10
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Can I just say I think it's hilarious that her dad showed up and was shooting the house to get her back? These two are good together when they get out of their heads and just enjoy each other. I'm interested to see how the whole reentering society thing goes.
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Chapters 11-16
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Bourne really just needs to give up this whole revenge notion, Penelope is good for him and he needs to see that. Hopefully there isn't too much fallout between them when everything goes down.
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Chapters 17-22
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Ok I love that Penelope is the one who won the game against Langford, that's perfect. And I'm glad Bourne had come to his senses and finally admitted he loved her. Overall I enjoyed this one.
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[Ashlyn]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 1-7 (view spoiler)[Im not completely sure how I feel about this one yet. After what happened in her past, I can see why she is the way she is now trying to be Chase. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 8-11 (view spoiler)[This girl has too many identities. I’m not sure how she keeps up with all of it. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 12-16 (view spoiler)[He is so gentle and caring for her. It’s clear that they both love each other and I hope that he’s understanding once he finds out the full truth. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Finished (view spoiler)[I definitely enjoyed this one! It was a unique story and I’m glad that all the secrets finally came out. I’m glad that she was able to chose him and put him first. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

I'll pick up book 2 sometime in the next week or so.

[Elizabeth]

Me too- I got behind

[Melanie]

Will pick up book 2 this month.

[Melanie]

Still planning to pick up book 2 soon.

[Melanie]

Started book 2 tonight.



Chapters 1-5
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I'm loving this so far, Pippa was my favorite character in the first book. I love how shocked Cross was by her proposition. I'm interested to see if his idea to stop Digger will work.
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[Melanie]

Finished book 2 tonight.



Chapters 6-10
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Pippa is just such a great character, I really love her. I like how she figured out a way around the wager and was going to get one of the Angel's prostitutes to help her with her research, driving Cross mad in the process. And then she figured out he cheated her at the club and now is getting her way with him helping her.
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Chapters 11-15
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These two really are perfect together, I hate what Knight is doing. At least his daughter seems to get that they're both being forced to do this. I'm curious how they'll manage to get out of this without ruining Pippa's reputation.
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Chapters 16-19
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Pippa's plan was brilliant, I love that she bankrupted Knight to save Cross. And I like that Temple and Castleton helped her pull it off. Cross showing up at the church to declare his love was fantastic. I'm looking forward to reading Temple's book.
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[Melanie]

I'll be picking up book 3 early in April.

[Elizabeth]

25% (view spoiler)[ I wonder what happened with his sister. It must be bad if she's rejecting his help in a situation where there's nothing she or her husband can do. (hide spoiler)]

40% (view spoiler)[ I really wish we knew more about Cross. You can tell his past weighs him down, but I'm struggling to understand why he's pushing Peppa away. (hide spoiler)]

[Elizabeth]

74% (view spoiler)[ I honestly can't see how Cross is going to get out of this engagement. While Pippa doesn't care about her reputation, Cross won't damage it-- especially not to be with her.

Although, I do like how this development was contrasted with Pippa's own engagement. (hide spoiler)]

100% (view spoiler)[ I really liked the ending. It came together really well with it starting and ending in a betting hall. Also kind of cute how they tried to avoid a scandal, but made a bit of one with that kiss outside her sister's wedding. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

Started book 3 tonight.



Chapters 1-5
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This is good so far. Temple is rightfully angry with Mara, I mean who wouldn't be when they were left to be accused of murder. I do wonder how their romance will develop as Mara has a lot to make up for. And her brother is kind of terrible, I hope he doesn't get to skate away unscathed.
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Chapters 6-10
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I don't love the way Mara is keeping information from Temple. She obviously knows by now that he doesn't remember what happened that night and it doesn't seem fair for her to keep it from him after what she did. I'm not loving this one so far as I feel like Mara isn't getting what she deserves which is a shame as I've really enjoyed Temple's character in the series so far.
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[Melanie]

Finished book 3.



Chapters 11-15
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Her brother was crazy thinking he could stab Temple, almost kill him. I don't imagine things will go well for him once they finally catch him. I'm still not loving this one, I wish Mara would just tell Temple the truth about everything. It's getting kind of ridiculous how far I am into the book and she's only just now about to be revealed to be alive.
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Chapters 16-20
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This definitely is my least favorite in the series so far. It's still good but the first two books were way better. I didn't like how long it took Mara to tell Temple the truth. I am glad though that her brother was going to stand trial for trying to kill Temple. I'm looking forward to Chase's story next.
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[Elizabeth]

Starting book 3 soon

[Elizabeth]

25% (view spoiler)[It's meant to demean her, but him watching her change is kind of hot. They do have an interesting chemistry. (hide spoiler)]

52% (view spoiler)[Her brother is trash. I know he's desperate but he has no honor if he will sink to using a knife in a fight. (hide spoiler)]

62% (view spoiler)[ I know it's a romance and there's an HEA, but I did briefly think about an alternate story where this is another experience that hardened Temple to love and a new MC heals his wounds. Ngl I get they're attracted to each other, but staying quiet while everyone believed you committed a crime is a lot to forgive. (hide spoiler)]

100% (view spoiler)[ Curious about why West hid Mara. I also don't remember Anna's role and her interest in Temple's happiness. But at least everything worked out for them and the orphanage. (hide spoiler)]

[Elizabeth]

Starting the last book soon

[Melanie]

Same! I'm hoping to read it sometime next week.

[Melanie]

I'll get to the last book this month.

[Melanie]

Will get to this one soon.

[Elizabeth]

25% (view spoiler)[ I was curious to see how West reacts to finding out about one of Georgiana's secret identities. I liked how the chapter shows her interaction before catching on that he knows. (hide spoiler)]

51% (view spoiler)[ I'm having an issue with this book is that there wasn't much self-awareness or reflection from Georgiana. Here she is wanting a marriage to present her daughter into Society, which even Georgiana doesn't want to be a part of. But there's not much friction about how that betrays everything she's worked towards and her values. (hide spoiler)]

73% (view spoiler)[ Oh damn. While I'm still annoyed about the marriage plot feels both dragged out and in the background, I'm enjoying the chemistry between Georgiana and West. (hide spoiler)]

100% (view spoiler)[I wasn't sure how things would end with the Earl or Chase's identity, but I'm satisfied. It wraps the series up well. (hide spoiler)]