Review: All the Ways to Ruin a Rogue (The Debutante Files #2) by Sophie Jordan
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Series: The Debutante Files #2
Author: Sophie Jordan
Published July 28th 2015 by Avon
Goodreads Synopsis
There was once a lady who loathed a lord...
Lady Aurelia hasn't always hated Max, Viscount Camden, her brother's best friend. In fact, as a besotted girl, she thrived under his kind attention—sure that he was the most noble and handsome man in the land. Until her young heart discovered what manner of rogue he really was. Now, though she enjoys nothing more than getting on his last nerve, she can’t deny Max drives her to distraction—even if she tries to pretend otherwise.
...and a lord who was confounded by a lady.
Max cannot recall a time when Aurelia did not vex him. If she was not his friend’s sister, he would stay far away from the infuriating vixen. Unfortunately, they are always thrown together. At parties and family gatherings…she is always there. Infuriating him, tossing punch in his face, driving him mad...until one night, she goes too far and he retaliates in the only way he can: with a kiss that changes everything.
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All the Ways to Ruin a Rogue is Aurelia and Max's story, and I couldn't wait to read about them. From meeting them in book 1, and seeing their interactions, but especially at Sodom, I was intrigued, and this one definitely sate my appetite. From the moment she met Max, Viscount Camden, when she was nine, Aurelia has been in love with him. The summer she turned fifteen, she was finally allowed to start dressing like a proper lady, and be a guest at parties, and she can't wait to show Max how she has changed, and how her drawings have developed. Unfortunately, she comes across Max and one of the kitchen maids have a dalliance in the greenhouse, and she's enraged and distraught. Editing one of her portraits of Max to include a small package and devil horns, she gets out her rage, but accidentally left it out where all the guest could see. Being the object of ridicule left Max hating Aurelia, and in the past years they can't stand the sight of each other.
Now that Will and Violet are expecting their first child, Violet is left knowing she needs to marry, or move to the Highlands so that she's not a burden. To have one last hurrah, she visits Sodom, and though she's disguised, Max sees right through it, and it leaves them both with thoughts they'd never expected to have. Max can't bear being around Aurelia, but still cares for her as his best friend's sister, and doesn't want to see her make a bad match, which could easily happen. After the next of many an argument, they end up kissing, and are both left thinking about the other none stop. Aurelia knows she can't have Max, so throws herself at the first suitor that comes calling.
Aurelia and Max were chemistry personified. To everyone but themselves, their arguing and every interaction was clearly tinged with lust and emotion, and it was inevitable for them to get together. But, they kept fighting it, until it got too much, and left them in a compromised position. The way they got together was a bit contrived, and some of their interactions bothered me in how they treated one another, but I couldn't stop myself from wanting them together, and finally admitting their love. Seeing all of the other characters from previous books was a nice addition too, especially the fact that Will and Violet were expecting, and Declan and Rosalie were as in love as ever. Sophie Jordan has definitely become one of my favourite romance authors, and I'll keep reading on!
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