{"id":30770,"date":"2023-12-12T09:54:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T13:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30770"},"modified":"2023-12-12T09:54:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T13:54:29","slug":"review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Gentleman&#8217;s Gambit by Evie Dunmore"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30770\" data-postid=\"30770\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30770 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_h3h4343 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_euol343 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_jysq343 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-30771\" title=\"the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore\" alt=\"the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fwow344 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Deeply introverted Catriona lives for her work at Oxford and her fight for women\u2019s suffrage. She dreams of romance, too, but since all her attempts at love have ended badly, she now keeps her desires firmly locked inside her head\u2014until she climbs out of a Scottish loch after a good swim and finds herself rather exposed to her new colleague.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Elias Khoury has wheedled his way into Professor Campbell\u2019s circle under false pretenses: he did not come to Oxford to classify ancient artefacts, he is determined to take them back to his homeland in the Middle East. Winning Catriona\u2019s favor could be the key to his success. Unfortunately, seducing the coolly intense lady scholar quickly becomes a mission in itself and his well-laid plans are in danger of derailing&#8230;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Forced into close proximity in Oxford\u2019s hallowed halls, two very different people have to face the fact that they might just be a perfect match. Soon, a risky new game begins that asks Catriona one more time to put her heart and wildest dreams at stake.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_9yae344 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0tmc344  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg?resize=146%2C44&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Dec 5, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A League of Extraordinary Women<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Heavy plot, beautiful storytelling.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The final book in Dunmore\u2019s series was one I wanted to like, and while there are elements I enjoyed, the heavy story and historical parts weighed the plot down in a way that made it easy to put this book down and walk away.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The romance itself is beautiful. Both Catriona and Elias are people from different backgrounds, but they come to have such a deep respect for each other. Honoring one another\u2019s beliefs, feelings, and even their goals. I absolutely feel for both Catriona and Elias. Dunmore does an amazing job of setting up the conflicts in such a way that I really didn\u2019t see how these two could have a future together and the need to know kept me reading.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outside of this, the book is very plot-heavy with a weaving tale of stolen artifacts and historical suffragist movement work. Now, I went into this story completely aware it\u2019s heavy on historical fiction. But those details pulled me out of the story time and again and allowed me to walk away. For those who\u2019ve enjoyed the previous books in the series, some parts wrap up other characters&#8217; tales quite nicely. For those who enjoy historical fiction with romance, this book and the entire series is one I recommend.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I\u2019ll be giving this author another shot for whatever she comes up next. Though will move forward with my eyes wide open. Those who truly love historical fiction and romance more balanced will enjoy this book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_f3qj344 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3tde2WE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3GHFJKt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore\/1142862725?ean=9780593334676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-gentleman-s-gambit-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Evie_Dunmore_The_Gentleman_s_Gambit?id=cPiiEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deeply introverted Catriona lives for her work at Oxford and her fight for women\u2019s suffrage. She dreams of romance, too, but since all her attempts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,112,128,48],"tags":[148,533,305,307,548],"class_list":["post-30770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-berkley","category-landra","category-penguin-group","category-reviews","tag-3-5-stars","tag-historical-fiction","tag-historical-romance","tag-historicals","tag-regency-romance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Review \u2764\ufe0f The Gentleman&#039;s Gambit by Evie Dunmore - Smitten by Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Gentleman&#039;s Gambit by Evie Dunmore - Smitten by Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Deeply introverted Catriona lives for her work at Oxford and her fight for women\u2019s suffrage. She dreams of romance, too, but since all her attempts [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Smitten by Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-12T13:54:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-12T13:54:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"beverley\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"beverley\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"beverley\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5a4181aeb9cd5641e30023b9b4d3e00d\"},\"headline\":\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Gentleman&#8217;s Gambit by Evie Dunmore\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-12T13:54:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-12T13:54:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":8,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"3.5 Stars\",\"historical fiction\",\"historical romance\",\"historicals\",\"regency romance\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Berkley\",\"Landra\",\"Penguin Group\",\"Reviews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/\",\"name\":\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore - Smitten by Books\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-12T13:54:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-12T13:54:29+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&ssl=1\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1500},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/12\\\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Gentleman&#8217;s Gambit by Evie Dunmore\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Smitten by Books\",\"description\":\"Where HEAs are guaranteed\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Smitten by Books\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/cropped-smittenlogo-2017.png?fit=281%2C265&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/cropped-smittenlogo-2017.png?fit=281%2C265&ssl=1\",\"width\":281,\"height\":265,\"caption\":\"Smitten by Books\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5a4181aeb9cd5641e30023b9b4d3e00d\",\"name\":\"beverley\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d01d9a027fd24b3d94658206104dd5d7aaffba75b651e55c08358a9bc51b26a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d01d9a027fd24b3d94658206104dd5d7aaffba75b651e55c08358a9bc51b26a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d01d9a027fd24b3d94658206104dd5d7aaffba75b651e55c08358a9bc51b26a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"beverley\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/beverley\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore - Smitten by Books","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore - Smitten by Books","og_description":"Deeply introverted Catriona lives for her work at Oxford and her fight for women\u2019s suffrage. She dreams of romance, too, but since all her attempts [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/","og_site_name":"Smitten by Books","article_published_time":"2023-12-12T13:54:27+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-12-12T13:54:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":1500,"url":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"beverley","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"beverley","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/"},"author":{"name":"beverley","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5a4181aeb9cd5641e30023b9b4d3e00d"},"headline":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Gentleman&#8217;s Gambit by Evie Dunmore","datePublished":"2023-12-12T13:54:27+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-12T13:54:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/"},"wordCount":8,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&ssl=1","keywords":["3.5 Stars","historical fiction","historical romance","historicals","regency romance"],"articleSection":["Berkley","Landra","Penguin Group","Reviews"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/","url":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/","name":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore - Smitten by Books","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&ssl=1","datePublished":"2023-12-12T13:54:27+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-12T13:54:29+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&ssl=1","width":1000,"height":1500},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/review-the-gentlemans-gambit-by-evie-dunmore\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Gentleman&#8217;s Gambit by Evie Dunmore"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/","name":"Smitten by Books","description":"Where HEAs are guaranteed","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Smitten by Books","url":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cropped-smittenlogo-2017.png?fit=281%2C265&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cropped-smittenlogo-2017.png?fit=281%2C265&ssl=1","width":281,"height":265,"caption":"Smitten by Books"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5a4181aeb9cd5641e30023b9b4d3e00d","name":"beverley","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d01d9a027fd24b3d94658206104dd5d7aaffba75b651e55c08358a9bc51b26a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d01d9a027fd24b3d94658206104dd5d7aaffba75b651e55c08358a9bc51b26a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d01d9a027fd24b3d94658206104dd5d7aaffba75b651e55c08358a9bc51b26a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"beverley"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog"],"url":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/author\/beverley\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"builder_content":"<img src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg\" title=\"the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore\" alt=\"the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deeply introverted Catriona lives for her work at Oxford and her fight for women\u2019s suffrage. She dreams of romance, too, but since all her attempts at love have ended badly, she now keeps her desires firmly locked inside her head\u2014until she climbs out of a Scottish loch after a good swim and finds herself rather exposed to her new colleague.<br \/><br \/>Elias Khoury has wheedled his way into Professor Campbell\u2019s circle under false pretenses: he did not come to Oxford to classify ancient artefacts, he is determined to take them back to his homeland in the Middle East. Winning Catriona\u2019s favor could be the key to his success. Unfortunately, seducing the coolly intense lady scholar quickly becomes a mission in itself and his well-laid plans are in danger of derailing...<br \/><br \/>Forced into close proximity in Oxford\u2019s hallowed halls, two very different people have to face the fact that they might just be a perfect match. Soon, a risky new game begins that asks Catriona one more time to put her heart and wildest dreams at stake.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Dec 5, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A League of Extraordinary Women<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Heavy plot, beautiful storytelling.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The final book in Dunmore\u2019s series was one I wanted to like, and while there are elements I enjoyed, the heavy story and historical parts weighed the plot down in a way that made it easy to put this book down and walk away.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The romance itself is beautiful. Both Catriona and Elias are people from different backgrounds, but they come to have such a deep respect for each other. Honoring one another\u2019s beliefs, feelings, and even their goals. I absolutely feel for both Catriona and Elias. Dunmore does an amazing job of setting up the conflicts in such a way that I really didn\u2019t see how these two could have a future together and the need to know kept me reading.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outside of this, the book is very plot-heavy with a weaving tale of stolen artifacts and historical suffragist movement work. Now, I went into this story completely aware it\u2019s heavy on historical fiction. But those details pulled me out of the story time and again and allowed me to walk away. For those who\u2019ve enjoyed the previous books in the series, some parts wrap up other characters' tales quite nicely. For those who enjoy historical fiction with romance, this book and the entire series is one I recommend.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I\u2019ll be giving this author another shot for whatever she comes up next. Though will move forward with my eyes wide open. Those who truly love historical fiction and romance more balanced will enjoy this book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3tde2WE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3GHFJKt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-gentlemans-gambit-evie-dunmore\/1142862725?ean=9780593334676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-gentleman-s-gambit-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Evie_Dunmore_The_Gentleman_s_Gambit?id=cPiiEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30770"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30776,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30770\/revisions\/30776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}