Title: The Lady Rogue
Author: Jenn Bennett
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication Date: September 3, 2019
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Summary
Theodora has, for the most part, always enjoyed traveling with her adventurous, treasure hunting father. If he would actually let her tag along on his adventures, that is. Theodora always ends up stuck in a hotel while her father is the one out making the stories. Now, Theodora wants a chance to make her own adventures.
When Huck, a family friend, suddenly turns up instead of her father, Theodora knows that something is wrong. Together with clues from her father’s journal, Huck and Theodora have to gallivant across eastern Europe in order to rescue him. They know that he was searching for Vlad the Impaler’s ring–but they aren’t alone. And the others looking for the ring are willing to do anything to get it.
Review: The Lady Rogue
Thanks to Simon & Schuster for sending me an ARC of this to review! I’ve only read Jenn Bennett‘s romance books, and I was thrilled to read something different from her. With treasure hunting, romance, and magic, this book has almost everything you could ever want. Backed by mysterious eastern Europe, Bennett set readers up for a wild ride.
We’re dropped right in the middle of Theo’s shenanigans at the beginning of the novel, introducing us to her fearless, strong character. She desperately wants to join her father on his treasure hunts, but he always sticks her in hotels while he gets to have the adventure. Though her friend and love interest, Huck, wants to just bring her to safety, Theo’s stubbornness brings them on an absolutely wild adventure.
There’s a lot of mythology and folklore behind their adventures, too. Plus the romance! Basically, friends to lovers to enemies to lovers. Their relationship is as wild a ride as the rest of the book. They need each other in order to save Theo’s dad, even if he doesn’t approve of their romance. The romance itself didn’t overtake the rest of the book, which can sometimes happen. It was an enjoyable side plot to the main mystery of the novel.
Definitely a great book for fans of Indiana Jones, mysteries, and treasure hunting adventures. You’ll be whisked away through Bennett’s writing style and rooting for Theo and Huck to win.
4.5/5 stars