Review: A Rogue to Avoid by Bianca Blythe

A Rogue to Avoid
Bianca Blythe
Series: Matchmaking for Wallflowers #2
Published: September 20, 2016
Rating: 3/5 stars

Summary: (Taken from Goodreads)
A Scottish scoundrel…
Gerard Highgate, Marquess of Rockport and the ton’s most aloof rake, knows better than to wed an Englishwoman, especially one as prickly as Lady Cordelia. But when his mother dies and he finds himself saddled with her debts, he needs a wife and he needs one fast. 

An exacting Englishwoman…
Lady Cordelia knows that hastiness in husband hunting leads to mistakes. But when she visits an aristocrat to warn that his life might be in danger, he misinterprets her suggestion to flee to Scotland. 

An unexpected elopement…
Most elopements are born of love, not misunderstanding. Cordelia and Gerard have already broken that rule, but perhaps they can still make their marriage one of love.

My Thoughts:

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This book features uptight and proper Lady Cordelia and Scottish rogue Gerard Highgate. These two cannot stand each other at the beginning. Lady Cordelia blames Highgate for ruining her and making her undesirable, and Highgate is facing some hardships with her father. However, a bit of miscommunication leads to these two deciding to elope for conveinence sake, no love between them. I found the concept for the book to be fun and enjoyable. I blew through it quickly because the plot kept moving along at a quick pace. There wasn't much sitting and waiting happening in this book. I guess my big complaint with the book was the couple. These 2 hated each other. I was really looking forward to a nice slowburn romance. But, it felt like all of the sudden they went from mutual dislike to unable to keep their hads off each other. I felt as if I'd missed an important middle part in there. and I didn't see where the attraction was coming from. I did really enjoy the humor throughout the book. There were quite a few parts that actually made me giggle out loud. Highgate had an especially great humor, and I found I enjoyed hima s a character quite a bit. I have not read the previous books in this series, and I was able to follow along easily. However, I think I would recommend reading the previous books first. While this works as a standalone, I think knowing a bit more about the background information that was alluded throughout the book would have made the experience more enjoyable. This series is definitely tied together, not just the smae world. There are events discussed and characters encountered from the previous books. If you are looking for quick read that is romantic, cute, and not too heavy. You will enjoy this book. It was very enjoyable as a whole.